Beth A. 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. The Company’s Board of Directors currently intends to promote Ms. McDonald to President and Chief Executive Officer, effective upon Mr. Vogel's retirement.

Ms. McDonald has 23 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.

BS, Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University

Professional Engineer, Texas