Derek Riffe, CPL

Derek Riffe, CPL, has a strong background in land and business development within the energy industry. Derek currently holds the position of Director, Land and Business Development at Beacon Offshore Energy, starting in August 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Land Representative at Chevron from November 2020 to August 2022. From September 2017 to November 2020, Derek served as a Land Supervisor at Noble Energy, specifically within the Texas Business Unit - Permian. Derek'sprevious roles at Noble Energy included Land Supervisor for the Company Fee and Deepwater Land Negotiator. Derek began their career at ExxonMobil, where they worked as a Land Representative from August 2006 to August 2012.

Derek Riffe, CPL obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree from Texas A&M University in the years 1999 to 2002. Following that, they pursued further education at the South Texas College of Law Houston, where they obtained a Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree from 2003 to 2006.