Carrie M. Fox

Ms. Fox joined the SM Energy Board of Directors in January 2026 upon the closing of the merger with Civitas Resources, Inc. She currently serves on the Audit Committee.

Ms. Fox currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Driltek Inc., a privately held global onshore and offshore upstream operations and decommissioning company. She is also the founder of Cygnet Resources, a real property investment company.

Prior to Driltek, Ms. Fox served as Vice President of Business Development for California Resources Corporation from 2014 to 2020. Earlier in her career, she held a variety of leadership and technical roles at Occidental Petroleum, including Reservoir Management Team Leader from 2012 to 2014, Manager of California State Government Affairs from 2010 to 2012, and Reservoir and Production Engineer from 2006 to 2010.

Ms. Fox previously served as an independent director of Civitas Resources, Inc.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from California Polytechnic State University.