Management

Mark Paull

Chief Executive Officer

  • Mr. Paull serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Peak 10 Energy Management, LLC. Prior to founding Peak 10 Energy, he managed the upstream technical team for Guggenheim Securities. Mr. Paull previously held the position of Global Head of A&D at Credit Suisse Securities and U.S. Head of A&D for Goldman Sachs. Additionally, he has over 27 years of leadership in various engineering, operations, and business development roles at Quantum Resources Management, Devon Energy, Ocean Energy, and Kerr-McGee Corporation. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Oklahoma.

Kyle McQuire

Chief Operating Officer

  • Mr. McQuire leads the execution and subsurface efforts in addition to ongoing business development activities. Prior to founding Peak 10 Energy, he held a senior leadership role in A&D at Credit Suisse Investment Bank since 2018. Mr. McQuire previously held various leadership positions with increasing responsibility at Range Resources, Brigham Exploration, and Oxy. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geophysics and an MBA, both from The University of Texas at Austin.

Elizabeth Gallagher

Vice President, Corporate Affairs

  • Ms. Gallagher came to Peak 10 Energy with more than 25 years of experience in oil and gas, private equity, and investment banking. Before joining Peak 10 Energy, she served at Credit Suisse as the Assistant Vice President Investment Banking Energy & Transition. Prior to that, Ms. Gallagher held various positions at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) and ExxonMobil Corporation including oil and gas unit start-up management, operations, marketing, talent management and corporate affairs. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Villanova University and an MBA from Marymount University.

Brandon Powell

Vice President, Finance

  • Mr. Powell is responsible for financial management, M&A, capital market transaction execution, and other corporate development initiatives. Prior to joining Peak 10 Energy, Mr. Powell was a Vice President at Pacolet Milliken, where he led power and infrastructure investment execution and financial management. Prior to that, Mr. Powell spent over five years in oil and gas M&A investment banking roles with increasing responsibility at Scotiabank and Guggenheim Securities. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and Energy Management from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Rice University.

Luisa Beltran

Engineering

  • Ms. Beltran is a highly experienced oil and gas engineering professional with expertise in ARIES, PHDWin, petroleum analysis, reserve-based lending, corporate reserves, cash flow management, oil and gas operations, and analytics. She has held positions at DLJ, Credit Suisse, Black Elk Energy, Breitburn Energy, EP Energy, and BMO. Ms. Beltran holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree from the University of St. Thomas.

T.J. Edwards

Land

  • Mr. Edwards handles all land and leasing activities for Peak 10 Energy. He has directed several robust lease and mineral acquisition programs across Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Additionally, he has managed large, multi-state mineral and royalty assets for various partnerships. He is a Certified Professional Landman, a member of the American Association of Professional Landmen, and the Dallas Association of Petroleum Landmen. Mr. Edwards holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from SMU.

Charles Lewis

Engineering

  • Mr. Lewis has 19 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry with an emphasis on acquisitions and portfolio management. Prior to joining Peak 10 Energy, he co-founded Tauris Solutions, a firm focused on implementing AI and technology solutions in the upstream oil and gas industry. He has also held engineering roles at Goldman Sachs, Kerr-McGee, Constellation Energy, and Palantir Economics. Mr. Lewis holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, San Diego, and an MBA from the University of Houston.

Gregory Starley

Engineering

  • Dr. Starley has over 40 years of upstream oil and gas petroleum engineering experience. Prior to joining Peak 10 Energy, he established Star Portfolio Ventures, a consulting firm engaged in project modeling, asset valuation, and portfolio management. He has held various roles in business development, new ventures, and field development planning in a petroleum engineering capacity at Apache, Devon, Oxy, and ARCO. Dr. Starley holds Ph.D. and MS degrees in Chemical Engineering, and a BS degree in Mathematics; all from the University of Utah. Additionally, he has an MBA in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Cate Woods

Geospatial Analytics

  • Ms. Woods has over 10 years of experience in the upstream oil and gas industry as a GIS Specialist. Prior to joining Peak 10, Cate was an Associate GIS Technician at Guggenheim Partners. She has also served on A&D teams at Goldman Sachs and Citi. She has worked on projects for Exploration & Production, Midstream, Downstream, Oil Field Services, and Clean Energy Transition in U.S. basins as well as international areas. Ms. Woods holds two bachelors degrees from The University of Houston-Downtown.