We are pleased to announce Beth McDonald, President & CEO of industry leader SM Energy (NYSE: SM), as the luncheon speaker at the 31st annual EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
About Beth McDonald
Ms. McDonald joined SM Energy as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in September 2024. In September 2025, Ms. McDonald was appointed to the position of President. In January 2026, Ms. McDonald was appointed to President and Chief Executive Officer, and to the Board of Directors. As CEO, Ms. McDonald led the merger of SM Energy and Civitas Resources, expanding the company’s scale across the highest-return U.S. shale basins.
Ms. McDonald has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining SM Energy, Ms. McDonald most recently served as Executive Vice President – Strategic Planning, Field Development and Marketing for Pioneer Natural Resources Company. For approximately the last twenty years, Ms. McDonald worked in roles of increasing responsibility at Pioneer, holding leadership positions focusing on both the Permian Basin and South Texas. Prior to joining Pioneer, Beth held various engineering roles at Hess Corporation and Total E&P USA.
Ms. McDonald currently serves as an Industry Board Member for the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University and is a member of the Advanced Women Executives in Energy. She holds a BS in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University.
