Cody C. Campbell | |
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| Born | September 29, 1981 Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech University (BBA in Finance & Economics, MS in Finance) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, former professional athlete |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Known for | Oil & gas entrepreneur, energy investments in Permian Basin Major Texas Tech Red Raiders booster |
| Title | CEO of Double Eagle Energy Holdings |
| Board member of | Texas Tech University System Board of Regents (Chairman, 2025–); Texas Public Policy Foundation |
Cody Cagle Campbell (born September 29, 1981) [1] is an American businessman and former college and professional athlete. He played as an offensive lineman for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Indianapolis Colts. [2] [3]
He currently serves as co-CEO, and was the co-founder, of Double Eagle Energy Holdings, an upstream oil and gas company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. [2] Campbell has been a member of the Texas Tech University System board of regents since April 2021 and the board chair since April 2025, [4] [5] and has played a major role in his alma mater's NIL initiative. [6]
Campbell was born in Lubbock, Texas, the child of Cliff and Reagan (née Cagle) Campbell. [5] [7] He is the older of two children; he has a younger brother, Brady. [8] His father Cliff played football at Texas Tech University. [9] His roots at Tech go even deeper—he is a fourth-generation Tech alumnus, with one of his great-grandfathers having been in Tech's first entering class in 1925. [6]
Campbell grew up in Canyon, Texas, and graduated from Canyon High School. [10] For his play on Canyon High School’s football team, Campbell was named an All-State offensive lineman. [11] Additionally, Campbell was a National Merit Scholar. [12]
Campbell was part of coach Mike Leach's first recruiting class at Texas Tech in 2000; after redshirting the 2000 season, he was a four-year letterman and two-year starter for the Red Raiders. [13] [14] During his time at Texas Tech, Campbell received multiple All Big 12 and Academic Big 12 Honors as an offensive guard. [15]
Campbell graduated from Texas Tech with a double major BBA in Finance and Business Economics with Honors, and a Master of Science in Finance. [16]
Campbell was undrafted during the 2005 season but signed a free-agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts immediately after the draft. [17] Campbell remained a member of the team until August 2006, when his football career was cut short by a severe injury. [18] [19] [20]
Campbell began his business career while still a student at Texas Tech, founding a small real estate company with his childhood friend, football teammate, and future Double Eagle co-founder John Sellers. [12] After Campbell's football career, he re-entered the real estate space and took a position with Paul Kite's company in Indianapolis, Indiana. [12]
In 2008, Campbell partnered with Sellers to pursue opportunities in the oilfield. [18] Starting as the two sole employees, Campbell and Sellers began acquiring oil and gas assets in the Haynesville Shale, the Eagle Ford Shale, and the Permian Basin areas. [18] [21] The duo named their company “Double Eagle” in homage to the hometown high school mascot. [22] Over time, the pair built an operating team, and began drilling their own wells, eventually moving into highly technical horizontal drilling. [21]
Campbell and Sellers joined forces with Apollo Global Management in 2013 to pursue opportunities in the Anadarko and Ardmore Basins of Oklahoma, while maintaining their operations in other basins. [23] [24] This joint venture with Apollo, called Double Eagle Energy Holdings, was sold to Aubrey McClendon's American Energy Non-Op in November 2014. [25]
In 2015, Sellers and Campbell formed Double Eagle Energy Holdings II. [26] The company was sold to Parsley Energy in 2017. [27] [12]
Following the sale of Double Eagle Energy Holdings II, Sellers and Campbell formed Double Eagle Energy Holdings III in the Midland Basin. [28]
The pair merged their company with FourPoint Energy to create Double Point Energy in 2018, which sold to Pioneer Natural Resources in April 2021. [29]
In 2022, Campbell and Sellers subsequently formed Double Eagle Energy Holding IV, this time in partnership with Encap Energy Capital. [30] The company accumulated a large acreage position once again in the Midland Basin before selling to Diamondback Natural Resources in February 2025. [31]
In addition to Double Eagle, Sellers and Campbell are also CEOs and co-founders of Tumbleweed Royalty, which is a large mineral and royalty acquisition company that operates across the United States. [32] Tumbleweed Royalty IV was sold to Viper Energy Inc. in September 2024. [32]
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Campbell to the Texas Tech System Board of Regents in 2021, [33] and he was elected Chairman of the Board in 2025. [4]
Campbell helped fund a renovation of Texas Tech’s athletic facilities. [34] The football field at Jones AT&T stadium was named “Cody Campbell Field” in his honor. [34] Campbell, along with John Sellers, founded Texas Tech’s Name Image and Likeness (NIL) Collective, the Matador Club. [35]
Campbell was named the Texas Tech Rawls College of Business Distinguished Alumnus in 2019. [4]
Campbell is married to Tara Campbell. [36] The couple met while students at Texas Tech and have four children together. [36]
Additionally, Campbell is involved in service to several organizations, including serving on the Board of Directors for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, [37] and was a board member and is a Distinguished Fellow at the America First Policy Institute. [38] [39] Campbell also serves on the Board of Trustees of All Saints Episcopal School of Fort Worth. [7]