Matt Steele has served as a Director and Chief Executive Officer of Battalion Oil since April 2023. Mr. Steele is a seasoned executive who has founded and managed businesses across the energy, hospitality, real estate, and technology industries and has extensive experience in exploration and production operations, mergers and acquisitions, and capital markets.

Mr. Steele founded Bruin E&P Partners LLC and served as its Chief Executive Officer and President from 2015 through 2021. During the past decade, he has served as Chief Executive Officer of numerous energy companies, including Steele Petroleum, Ursa Resources, Ursa Resources Group I and II, Bruin E&P Partners, and BMFGCo. He has also provided operational, strategic transaction, and financial advisory services to multiple oil and gas companies.

Mr. Steele is a founder of CarbonPath, Inc., and has served as a member of its board of directors since 2021. He has also served on the boards of Bowline Energy LLC and Bruin Management Operating LLC and is an emeritus member of the Honors College Advisory Board at the University of Houston. He is an avid outdoorsman, hiker, fisher, hunter, and nature lover. Mr. Steele holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, with Honors, from the University of Houston.