Steve Smith President

Steve Smith - President

Mr. Smith is the founder and president of Legacy Royalties. Since 1994, Mr. Smith has worked as an independent oil and gas operator, mineral manager and petroleum engineering consultant. Mr. Smith is recognized as an industry expert in oil and gas royalties, and he has lectured on royalty appraisals to the National Association of Royalty Owners (NARO), the National Association of Division Order Analysts (NADOA), the National Association of Lease and Title Analysts (NALTA), the Petroleum Engineers Club of Dallas, and the Tax & Estate Planning Section of the Fort Worth Bar Association.

Mr. Smith holds bachelors and masters degrees in petroleum engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Smith spent the first six years of his career as a petroleum engineer with Exxon Mobil.

Active in his community, Mr. Smith has served on the City Council of Tyler, Texas, the Grace Community School Board, the Executive Council of the Tyler Chamber of Commerce, and other charitable boards. Mr. Smith is currently serving on the board of Hospice of East Texas and as co-chairman of the Pine Cove Christian Camps Capital Campaign.

Mr. Smith and his wife, Susan, live in Tyler, Texas and have four children.

Josh Lowery Acquisitions Manager

Josh Lowery - Acquisitions Manager

Mr. Lowery joined Legacy Royalties as Acquisitions Manager in 2011. Prior to this, Mr. Lowery worked in the Division Order group at XTO Energy. Mr. Lowery holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from The University of Texas at Tyler and received his Petroleum Land Management certification through TCU.

Josh and his wife Lauren are active in the deaf community and are proficient at sign language.

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