Income & Growth-oriented investment opportunities for accredited investors across the country.
We are energy experts and disciplined advisors.
Founded in 2011, Resource Royalty has used its extensive knowledge and experience to provide income and growth-oriented investment opportunities for accredited investors across the country. Our Principals have over 90 years of combined oil and gas experience.
Since inception, the company has acquired hundreds of thousands of acres of mineral and royalty properties in the best energy producing regions in the country and has distributed millions of dollars to our investors.
Our Team
BOB HOWARD
Founder and President
Bob is a seasoned investment professional with more than 30 years experience with large investment banks. In 2006, he retired as a Managing Director of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown in Dallas, Texas. In 2011, he co-founded Resource Royalty LLC, and has overseen the creation of 14 royalty funds comprised of 250 mineral properties with 500+ horizontal wells. He is a life-long oil and gas investor and an Oklahoma native with a BA degree graduated from Westminster College, Fulton, MO.
BETH GOOD
Chief Financial Officer
Ms. Good brings significant experience in financial reporting, auditing and fund management to the Resource Royalty Executive team. She started her career at KPMG before moving into private equity fund management. Working for a multi-billion dollar private equity fund in Dallas, she oversaw financial reporting, coordinated audits, and worked in investor relations. Most recently, Ms. Good worked in a similar role of the fund management division JP Morgan in Dallas.
BRANDON BURGER
Vice President of Capital Markets
Brandon has been close to the Oklahoma oil industry since his great-grandfather was an independent oil producer in the 1920’s. His family founded Oklahoma City based, Beard Oil & Gas, which was a publicly traded company for many decades. The company drilled numerous wells in what is now called the STACK region of western Oklahoma. He grew up in Oklahoma City, before moving to Plano, Texas. Over the last ten years he has worn many hats in the energy industry, working primarily on the land side of the business. As a landman for one of the largest independent land companies in the country, Turner Oil & Gas, he worked with some of the largest operators in the nation including Devon, Newfield, & Chesapeake. He has been active in royalty acquisitions across the major shale formations in the U.S. The majority of his focus has been on the STACK play in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma.
Brandon served honorably in the US Marine Corps. He is a sports/fitness enthusiast and has maintained his regiment with exercise activities since youth sports. He is passionate about music, enjoys travel, and heads to Kauai, or La Jolla to spend time with family and friends, where they have been enjoying summers for over thirty years.
Brandon is a registered representative with JCC Advisors, LLC Member FINRA/SIPC: https://brokercheck.finra.org/.
Brian Sone
Vice President of Capital Markets
Brian has been in the financial services industry since 2014, serving as a Financial Advisor for over four years before transitioning to raising capital for private placements. Brian has extensive knowledge of alternative investments and has helped raise over $15,000,000 in his career. Brian serves as Vice President of Capital Markets and is responsible for new investments across the country. Prior to joining Resource Royalty, Brian began his career at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch primarily focused on Alternative Investments as part of a larger financial advisory team.
Brian holds a B.A. in Economics & Commerce from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.. Brian and his wife, Margaret, live in Dallas and attend Munger Place Church. In his spare time Brian enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling (particularly to New Orleans and Miami) and watching the Dallas Cowboys.
CHRISTY EWERT
Vice President of Land
In her role as Vice President of Land, Ms. Ewert serves as the division order analyst and manages all phases of land title work. She oversees the 200,000-acre portfolio for new well activity and production updates. Christy has deep knowledge and experience in all phases of land work in the petroleum business. Prior to joining Resource Royalty, she spent seven years at XTO Energy, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, as a senior division order analyst. Her responsibilities included all aspects of division order work, including calculating interests and burdens, building DOI spreadsheets and setting up JIB and entitlement decks. Ms. Ewert has title experience in most petroleum-producing states, including Texas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, and North Dakota. Prior to 2011, she was an independent landman working for Striker Land Services of Texas, Broadway Minerals, and other industry participants. She is a fifth-generation oil and gas professional in Texas and a graduate of Southern Methodist University. She resides in Dallas with her husband and young son.
SHANNON LONG
Accountant
Shannon is a Dallas native and an experienced Revenue Accountant with a demonstrated history of working in the Oil & Energy industry. After graduating from Texas Tech University with a degree in Advertising/General Business, and prior to entering the Oil and Gas industry as an accountant, she started her career in advertising as a Media Planner & Broadcast Negotiator. Shannon enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling and attending concerts.
Maria Medina
Accountant
Maria is a seasoned accounting professional and has worked for many different companies during her career. Her experience spans many different industries, including communication systems, individual & family services, financial services, and commercial real estate. Before Resource Royalty, Maria worked as Senior International Accountant for Jones Lang LaSalle where she serviced many multinational clients. Maria received a Bachelors of Business Administration, Accounting from Universidad de Puerto Rico. She resides in Dallas, Texas and enjoys spending time with family, playing tennis, and serving for several philanthropies across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
CHRISTY WILSON
Accountant
Christy is an established accountant with more than 15 years of experience. She joined Resource Royalty in 2017, bringing her extensive knowledge of tax and audit. Christy earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Kansas State University. She lives in Dallas with her husband, Russ and enjoys spending time with their three kids. Christy is an active member at her church and her children’s schools.
VIRGINIA DAVIS
Accountant
Virginia Davis is a very experienced professional in office management, financial reporting, databases, and customer relations. She served the vast of her career in Georgia state government. In 2018, Virginia joined Resource Royalty as a team member of the Accounting Department. Virginia relocated to Dallas, TX from Atlanta, GA with her spouse. She loves spending time with family and friends and enjoys sports.