OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM
The management team at Black Stone Minerals brings multidisciplinary expertise to managing our assets, growing our mineral footprint, and maximizing returns for our unitholders.
Mr. Carter has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner since November 2014. Mr. Carter served as President of the General Partner from November 2014 to June 2018 and returned to the position in February 2023. Mr. Carter founded BSMC, our predecessor, and served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of Black Stone Natural Resources, L.L.C. (“BSNR”), the former general partner of BSMC, from 1998 to 2015. Mr. Carter served as Managing General Partner of W.T. Carter & Bro. from 1987 to 1992 and Black Stone Energy Company from 1980 to present, both of which preceded the General Partner. Mr. Carter founded Black Stone Energy Company, BSMC’s operating and exploration subsidiary, in 1980. From 1978 to 1980, Mr. Carter served as a lending officer in the Energy Department of Texas Commerce Bank in Houston, Texas, after serving in various other roles from 1975. Mr. Carter received M.B.A. and B.B.A. degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Carter served as a director of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. from 2005 to 2019. Mr. Carter currently serves as a Trustee Emeritus of The Lawrenceville School.
Mr. Carter’s extensive industry and executive management experience and his background in finance qualify him to serve on the Board.
Mr. DeWalch has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner since May 2024. Mr. DeWalch served as Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development of the General Partner from March 2024 to May 2024. Mr. DeWalch served as Director, Strategy and Asset Development from 2023 to 2024. Prior to joining Black Stone in 2023, Mr. DeWalch spent 11 years working in various roles with increasing responsibility at both public and private oil and gas operators including Callon, Unitex Oil and Gas and Anadarko Petroleum. Mr. DeWalch received his Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University.
Ms. Clark has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer of the General Partner since August 2021. From 2020 until she joined the General Partner, Ms. Clark served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, and General Counsel of University Lands, where she developed and managed legal and land management strategy for over 2.1 million acres of fee lands in Texas to generate oil and gas royalty and surface revenue for the benefit of the University of Texas and Texas A&M University Systems. From 2015 to 2020, Ms. Clark was Senior Vice President, Land and General Counsel of University Lands. From 2014 to 2015, Ms. Clark was Deputy General Counsel at Talos Energy, LLC, now a public exploration and production company focused on the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Mexico. From 2011 to 2015, she served as Vice President, Land & Legal at EnerVest Operating LLC, a private oil and gas operator, where she led a large, diverse team of land and legal professionals in supporting the ownership, operation, and management of EnerVest’s oil and gas assets in North America. Ms. Clark served as Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for a wholesale generation and transmission electric cooperative from 2008 to 2011. Ms. Clark began her career in land and legal roles at Shell Oil Company. She served on the board of directors of Brigham Minerals Corporation from February 2020 until June 2021. She has a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center and a B.B.A. in Petroleum Land Management and Finance from Texas Tech University.
Mr. Putman has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the General Partner since November 2014. Mr. Putman served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of BSNR from 2013 to 2015. Prior to joining BSMC, Mr. Putman was Managing Director and General Counsel of Quintana Capital Group from 2008 to 2013 and Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Quintana Maritime Limited from 2005 to 2008. He also worked as an associate at Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. from 2001 to 2005 and Mayer Brown LLP from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Putman received a B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin and a J.D. from the University of Chicago. He is licensed to practice law in the states of Texas and Illinois.
Mr. Carter has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of the General Partner since February 2025. Previously, he served as Vice President, Business Development since March 2024 and has served in various roles since joining the company in 2010. Prior to joining Black Stone, Mr. Carter served as an Associate in the Restructuring, Valuation, and Transactional Advisory practices at Opportune Consulting. Mr. Carter received his M.B.A. degree from the University of Saint Thomas and his B.B.A from Saint Edwards University. Mr. Carter currently serves on the Board of Trustees for both The Joy School and Episcopal High School.
Mr. Bonner has served as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of the General Partner since February 2025. He has been employed at the Partnership in various accounting roles since 2018. He served as Director, Accounting from March 2022 until his appointment to Controller in 2024; before that, he had served as Corporate Accounting Manager since March 2020 and SEC Reporting Manager since October 2018. Before joining the Partnership, he had worked in various audit-related capacities, most recently as Audit Manager, at BDO USA, LLP, a public accounting firm, which he joined in 2012. Mr. Bonner graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelors in Accounting and a Masters in Professional Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Gearing has served as Vice President, Information Technology of the General Partner since March 2021. Previously, he served as Director, Information Technology since September 2016. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Gearing has been employed in Information Technology leadership roles since 1998, most recently serving as CIO and VP of IT and Operations in the distribution sector from 2011 – 2016. He was also employed in IT and software development management roles at ADP from 1997 - 2011. Mr. Gearing is a veteran of the United States Navy and earned his Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Houston–Clear Lake in 1997.
Ms. Wiggs has served as Vice President, Human Resources of the General Partner since 2019. Previously, she served as Director, Human Resources since February 2016 and Manager, Human Resources since May 2014. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Wiggs has been employed in Human Resources roles since 2000 in the oil and gas industry along with distribution and manufacturing sectors. She received her Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Texas A&M University and is SHRM-SCP certified.
Mr. DeMontel has served as Vice President, Land of the General Partner since February 2025. He has been employed at the Partnership in various land roles since 2010. He served as Director, Land from March 2024 until his appointment to Vice President, Land; before that he served in a variety of roles with increasing responsibilities and exposure to all aspects of land management. Before joining the Partnership, Mr. DeMontel began his career in the oil and gas industry as a Project Manager at Cimmaron Field Services. Mr. DeMontel has been very active in the industry, with particular focus on land, commercial, and business development networks since earning his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Texas Christian University in 2007.