Travis Stice

Vice Chairman and President 

Mr. Stice is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Diamondback.  He has served as the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Diamondback since 2012 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in 2022.  Mr. Stice has also served as the Chief Executive Officer and director of Viper Energy Partners (Nasdaq: VNOM), one of our publicly traded subsidiaries since February 2014. Prior to these positions with Diamondback and Viper, he served as a VP Permian for Laredo Petroleum from 2008 to 2010, and as a Development Manager of ConocoPhillips/Burlington Resources Mid Continent Business Unit from April 2006 until August 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Stice held a series of positions of increasing responsibilities at Burlington Resources beginning in 1990 until that company was acquired by ConocoPhillips in March 2006. He started his career with Mobil Oil in 1985.  

Mr. Stice graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering and serves on the Texas A&M Petroleum Engineering Advisory Board, and the Texas A&M Engineering Advisory Council. He also serves on industry boards for the American Petroleum Institute, the Permian Strategic Partnership, and currently chairs the American Exploration and Production Council. 

Additionally, he has served on numerous local community boards including the Permian Basin Medical Center, Manor Park Retirement Center in Midland, Midland Memorial Hospital, the Midland Chamber of Commerce, Spectrum of Solutions (formerly MARC), and the Midland Petroleum Club. He and his wife Brenda also serve on the board for the Dynamic Catholic Institute.