Leadership

The people behind Core.

CA

Cas Atchison, CPL, CMM

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

[Bio placeholder — to be provided.] Cas leads Core Energy Ventures and its subsidiaries, drawing on extensive landman, operating, and capital markets experience to source and execute opportunities across the firm's two platforms. Member, AAPL, PBLA, APLA. Co-Founder, ADAM-Austin.

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Julio Franco

Chief Investment Officer · Petroleum Engineer

[Bio placeholder — to be provided.] Julio leads investment underwriting and technical evaluation across the firm's mineral, royalty, and working interest opportunities, bringing engineering rigor to every transaction.

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Wayne Graham

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Michelle Graham

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Industry Affiliations

Active in the community.

Core Energy Ventures' leadership maintains active membership and leadership roles in the industry organizations that shape the upstream oil and gas market — including the American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL), the Permian Basin Landmen's Association (PBLA), the Austin Professional Landmen's Association (APLA), and ADAM-Austin.

These relationships ground the firm in the deal flow, regulatory developments, and best practices that drive the markets we operate in every day.

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