Mr. Huddleston is President and Partner of Aethon Energy, a leading private investment firm focused on acquiring, operating and developing onshore energy assets across North America. He leads corporate strategy and chairs Aethon’s investment committee, having played a critical role in Aethon’s early expansion into the Haynesville Basin, investments in sustainable energy solutions, and advocacy for net-zero natural gas as a key driver of the energy transition.

After working in investment banking, Huddleston joined Aethon in 2007 to focus on the monetization of Aethon I. He has been instrumental in raising capital to support Aethon’s vertically integrated upstream and midstream investments for Aethon II, Aethon United and Aethon III, representing more than $7 billion of invested capital since he joined.

Huddleston is a fourth-generation investor and developer of energy resources, but also draws on diverse investment experience in distressed real estate and credit assets, multifamily real estate development, and downstream refinery assets. He also served as a board director of Silvermet (TSX Venture: SYI), a minerals processing business that is now part of Global Atomic Corporation (TSX: GLO).

He currently serves as a Board Director of Veritex Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: VBTX) including its Audit, Asset-Liability and Information Security committees, and as a member of the Dallas Wildcat Committee and ADAM Energy Forum. Previously, he served on the Dallas Council of the Maguire Energy Institute at the SMU Cox School of Business. Mr. Huddleston earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Science from Vanderbilt University, and is an active supporter of Café Momentum and The Folds of Honor.