Mr. Davis has over 40 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, culminating in multiple executive level positions with oil, gas and energy companies. Mr. Davis currently serves as President and CEO of BlackHawk Energy Corporation (a tribal Federal Charter corporation) where he oversees oil and gas exploration and production operations including over 150 miles of natural gas pipeline infrastructure and over 200 wells located on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation - which covers over 1 million acres located in the Northern San Juan Basin of New Mexico.

In 2018, Mr. Davis acquired all the San Juan Basin assets owned by Black Hill Gas Resources for the benefit of the Jicarilla Apache Nation which transformed BlackHawk Energy into becoming one of the largest operators on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, as a well as establishing BlackHawk as a significant oil and gas operating company in the San Juan Basin. Mr. Davis also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CREDO Petroleum Corporation (Denver, CO) and United Oil Corporation (Oklahoma), a publicly held oil and gas exploration company (NASDAQ “CRED”).  While under his management, CREDO was recognized as one of the” Top Ten Oil and Gas Companies” in Denver – Denver Business Journal, 2012. His company also received the honorable distinction of being selected to be included within the Russell 2000 Index of companies nationwide. Mr. Davis completed the sale and merger of CREDO Petroleum to Forestar Group, Inc. (NYSE “FOR”) for a premium all-cash transaction of over $150 million.

Mr. Davis also previously served as Vice President of Land & Business Development at DRM Energy Corporation (Denver, CO) where he was responsible for business development and strategic planning for domestic oil and gas exploration and production on behalf of a $600 billion-dollar international joint venture group comprised of DRM Energy Corporation (USA), Neumin Production Company (USA), Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPCC-Taiwan) and Formosa Plastics (FPC-USA). He was responsible for procuring and evaluating new acquisitions on behalf of the Formosa group which included acquisitions valued at over $1 billion for a single transaction.  He was also instrumental in directing the company’s combined $200 million annual drilling budget.

Mr. Davis has conducted oil and gas exploration activities in numerous producing basins throughout the U.S. and he has held multiple Senior and Executive Level positions with energy companies located primarily in the Rocky Mountain Region, including Cimarex Energy (Denver, CO) and Anschutz Exploration Corporation (Denver, CO).

Mr. Davis received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration/Industrial Relations from Colorado State University, and he completed the Energy Executive Management Program at the University of Oklahoma, Price College of Business. He has been acknowledged by various industry organizations and was awarded the honorable designation of “Who’s Who in Energy - Denver” in the Denver Business Journal, November 2012. Mr. Davis has also been acknowledged in the “Who’s Who in Exploration and Production – Acquisitions & Divestitures” edition of Oil and Gas Investor Magazine.  Throughout his career, Mr. Davis has achieved multiple industry certifications, and he has served on numerous committees to enhance industry and educational initiatives. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Western States and Tribal Nations Natural Gas Initiative (WSTN), and he is Chairman of the Board of the nationally recognized Tribal Energy Consortium.