Robert J. Anderson

Robert J. Anderson is a petroleum engineer with over 30 years of diversified domestic and international experience. He has served as Director since July 2021, Chief Executive Officer since April 2020, and as President of Earthstone Energy, Inc. since March 2018. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Engineering of Earthstone and served in a similar capacity with Oak Valley Resources, LLC from March 2013 until the closing of its strategic combination with Earthstone in December 2014.

Prior to Oak Valley, he served from August 2012 to February 2013 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Halcón Resources Corporation. Mr. Anderson was employed by GeoResources, Inc. from April 2007 until its merger with Halcón Resources in August 2012, ultimately serving as a director and Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer – Northern Region. He was involved in the formation of Southern Bay Energy in September 2004 as Vice President, Acquisitions until its merger with GeoResources in April 2007. From March 2004 to August 2004, Mr. Anderson was employed by AROC, a predecessor company to Southern Bay Energy, as Vice President, Acquisitions and Divestitures. From September 2000 to February 2004, he was employed by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation as a petroleum engineer. In addition, he has worked with major oil companies, including ARCO International/Vastar Resources, and independent oil companies, including Hunt Oil, Hugoton Energy, and Pacific Enterprises Oil Company.

His professional experience includes acquisition evaluation, reservoir and production engineering, field development, project economics, budgeting and planning, and capital markets. His domestic acquisition and divestiture experience includes Texas and Louisiana (offshore and onshore), Mid-Continent, and the Rocky Mountain states, and international experience includes Canada, South America, and Russia. Mr. Anderson has a B.S. degree in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Wyoming and an MBA from the University of Denver.