ENERVEST - Key Persons


Andy West - Chief Legal Officer, SVP

Job Titles:
  • General Counsel
  • Member of the CORPORATE OFFICERS Team
  • SVP

Carlo DeFranco

Job Titles:
  • Director, Business Development

Erika Anderson - Chief Compliance Officer

Job Titles:
  • Chief Compliance Officer
  • Member of the CORPORATE OFFICERS Team
  • Chief Compliance Office
Erika Anderson is the is the Chief Compliance Officer of EnerVest Investment Services, L.L.C. In this capacity, Erika oversees EnerVest's compliance with regulatory obligations. Erika joined EnerVest in 2014. Prior to her current role, she served as Senior Counsel, where her primary focus was litigation and dispute resolution for a wide range of complex matters across multiple states. Before joining EnerVest, Erika worked for a Houston law firm where she represented domestic and international clients in a broad array of disputes, both in domestic and international fora. Erika has a B.A., cum laude, from the University of Texas, and a J.D. from New York University School of Law.

John B. Walker - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Executive Chairman
  • Member of the ENERVEST, LTD EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Team

Jud Walker - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the ENERVEST, LTD EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Team
  • President

Michael Cheng

Job Titles:
  • Member of the CORPORATE OFFICERS Team
  • SVP, Finance & Tax

Ryan Flory - CFO, SVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Accounting Officer
  • Member of the CORPORATE OFFICERS Team
  • SVP

Travis W. Hancock - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • Member of the ENERVEST, LTD EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Team
  • Member of the Houston Producers' Forum
Travis W. Hancock joined EnerVest in 2013. As the firm's Chief Financial Officer, he leads all financial, accounting, capital formation, and tax activities. Since joining EnerVest, Mr. Hancock has been in increasing levels of responsibility, including managing the restructuring of several legacy EnerVest funds, during the 2015-2017 global downturn in the oil and gas sector, with a key focus on incremental recovery for limited partners. Mr. Hancock, along with John Walker, led the firm's largest monetization in its history in a sale to TPG's Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) in 2018, which now trades on the NYSE as Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp (MGY). Mr. Hancock's other responsibilities have included special projects and new opportunities. Prior to joining EnerVest, he was a member of the investment team at Wells Fargo Energy Capital, Inc. where he helped originate and manage mezzanine debt and private equity investments in the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry. Mr. Hancock has also spent time in national politics. Mr. Hancock received a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University, graduating summa cum laude. Mr. Hancock is a member of the Houston Producers' Forum and the Independent Petroleum Association of America, where serves on the Supply & Demand Committee. Mr. Hancock and his wife, Dr. Anna Lehmann, live in Houston and have two sons.