Jordan Strebeck is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Fortress Energy. He is also a proud West Texan, Red Raider, father, husband, and Believer. Since its inception in 2017, Fortress has raised five investment vehicles from private investors and successfully deployed over $350mm in the core of the Permian Basin. Prior to co-founding Fortress, he was the Vice President of Finance & Business Development at Piedra Resources and Rock River Minerals, both long-time independent Permian Basin energy companies.
He is a graduate of Harvard Business School, where he was elected Co-President of the Student Body, as well as President of his Section. He attended HBS on a Frist Fellowship and graduated with Second Year Academic Honors. Prior to Harvard, he served as Special Assistant to Chancellor Kent R. Hance of the Texas Tech University System.
Before returning to serve his alma mater, Strebeck began his career in financial planning as the Director of Business Development for the nationally recognized wealth management firm Evensky & Katz. He earned his undergraduate degree from Texas Tech in Agricultural & Applied Economics with a minor in Personal Financial Planning, summa cum laude.
He has been happily married to his best friend, Brittany, also a graduate of Texas Tech, since 2007. The Strebecks are the proud parents of three boys and one girl, and are founding members of Redeemer Church, Midland. Strebeck also serves on the Board of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and as the Chairman of Congressman August Pfluger’s Permian Basin Industry Council.
Daniel is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Fortress Energy. Before launching Fortress, he spent nearly seven years at CrownQuest Operating and CrownRock Minerals. During his tenure there, Charbonnet worked with hundreds of mineral and surface owners, and helped CrownQuest/CrownRock grow one of the largest core acreage positions in the entire Midland Basin and re-build their acreage portfolio after over $1 billion in divestitures.
Mr. Charbonnet began his collegiate career at Duke University, where he started for the Blue Devils football team as a true freshman before transferring to Texas Tech, where he ultimately earned his degree. While at Texas Tech, Charbonnet was a multi-year starter and a recipient of All-Big 12 honors his senior year. He and his wife, Lisa, have four children and are active in their schools, their church and the local community. Daniel sits on the regional board for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, as well as the Advisory Board for the Texas Tech FCA chapter, and remains involved with Texas Tech’s football program.
Quillan is a 3rd generation oil and gas professional. Born in Denver, he moved to Midland with his family in the early 1990s.
Quillan holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master’s in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Houston, and an MS in Finance from Georgetown University.
Before joining Fortress, he was a Vice President at a middle market PE firm, and prior to that led the technical group for OGX Operating and Santa Elena Minerals; EnCap sponsored entities with $1.5 Bn in cumulative equity commitments.
Quillan has had roles of increasing responsibility in production and completions engineering in the Permian and Rockies, and reservoir engineering for offshore Angola and the Kurdish region of Iraq, including an in-country reservoir engineering supervisory role for Marathon’s first discovery in Kurdistan.
Quillan and his wife, Beth, have three children and are active members of their church and community.
AJ is a member of the Finance and Business Development team at Fortress Energy. AJ assists the managing partners with investor relations, fundraising, and financial and land-based evaluations for potential investments. Before joining the Fortress team, AJ was an Associate Broker at Moriah Real Estate Company. During his tenure at Moriah, AJ sourced and facilitated over $20 million in transactions during a 2-year period including deals with key companies Pioneer, Warren Cat, Hendrick Health Services, and Abilene Christian University.
AJ is a graduate of Abilene Christian University where he earned a degree in Business Management and Entrepreneurship. While a student at ACU, AJ was a member of the Track and Field team where he competed as a Decathlete. AJ and his wife Allison currently reside in Midland where they enjoy serving as Young Life leaders and are active members of Redeemer Church.
Jonathan Charbonnet joined Fortress in 2017 as a Landman and has played an integral role in the team’s acquisitions over its first three funds. Prior to joining the team at Fortress, Jonathan worked as a Landman at BC Operating, where he was responsible for helping oversee all its Texas operations and their acquisitions, divestitures and trades within the state. He has also worked as an Independent Landman, with time spent working as a Broker and as a consulting landman for several clients.
Throughout his career Jonathan has worked closely with countless mineral, royalty, and surface owners to help them maximize the value of their property. He has also overseen leasing, buying, trading and drilling programs, and helped to build acreage positions that resulted in over $1.5B in divestitures.
Jonathan earned his BA in History and English, Minor in Political Science at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas where he met his wife. The Charbonnets and their two children currently reside in Midland, where they are active in their church and community.
Courtney Ryburn is the Director of Operations at Fortress Energy and joined the company as its fifth employee in October 2017.
In addition to facilitating day-to-day internal operations, Courtney oversees the accounting department and manages bookkeeping, financial transactions, fund management along with investor relations.
Prior to her time with Fortress, Courtney owned and operated a small business for nine years.
Courtney is a Midland native who earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Tech University in 2009. She is involved in her church and enjoys traveling as well as spending time with her family and friends.
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