Bryan A. Erman
Mr. Erman has been Matador Resources Company’s President since 2025. He also serves as Matador’s Chief Legal Officer and on the Board of Directors of two of Matador’s joint ventures, including San Mateo Midstream, LLC. Mr. Erman joined Matador Resources Company in January 2016. In August 2016, Mr. Erman was promoted to Vice President and Co-General Counsel. He became Senior Vice President and Co-General Counsel in 2018. In March 2022, Mr. Erman became Senior Vice President and General Counsel and in October 2022, Mr. Erman was promoted to Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Head of M&A. In 2025, Mr. Erman was promoted to Co-President, Chief Legal Officer and Head of M&A. Mr. Erman serves on the Board of Directors of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association.
Prior to joining Matador, Mr. Erman was an Associate in the Dallas and Washington, D.C. offices of Baker Botts LLP and a Partner at Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP in Dallas. Before attending law school, Mr. Erman worked for Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating.
Mr. Erman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1999 from the University of Oklahoma. He received his law degree in 2003 from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, where he graduated cum laude and was a Hatton W. Sumners Scholar, a member of the Order of the Coif and an Articles Editor on the SMU Law Review.