Bryan Sheffield (born 1978) is a businessperson in the oil and gas industry. He founded Parsley Energy in 2008, which was sold to his father Scott D. Sheffield's company Pioneer Natural Resources in 2021.[2]
Since then, Sheffield has operated a private equity company.[2] Sheffield is a major donor to Donald Trump's presidential campaigns.[2][3]
Bryan Sheffield is the son of Scott D. Sheffield, chief executive officer (CEO) of Pioneer Natural Resources.[4] In 2001, he received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Southern Methodist University.[1]
In 2008, Sheffield founded Parsley Energy, taking over 109 old wells that his grandfather Joe Parsley had drilled in the Midland, Texas area.[4] He had no previous experience in the energy business, just "family connections" and a "trader's taste for risk".[4]
In January 2018, Sheffield announced he would resign from his role as CEO of Parsley Energy and become the executive chairman of the company.[5]
Sheffield donated more than $1 million to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign.[3] After Trump's re-election, Sheffield said he hoped that Trump would not push American oil companies to expand oil production, saying "Our stocks will be absolutely crushed if we start growing our production the way Trump is talking about it."[3]
Sheffield is married, with two children, and lives in Austin, Texas.[4]
In August 2019, Sheffield became a minority owner in Austin FC, a Major League Soccer expansion team based in Austin.[6]
