Valor
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Liz Johnston
Valor, a Fort Worth-based specialty asset management company with expertise in providing mineral management solutions and oil and gas operator outsourcing, has named Liz Johnston as the company's director of relentless innovation.
In this new role, Johnston will improve Valor's processes and standard operating procedures, while playing an instrumental role in the development of internal and external training programs for employees, according to a press release.
In addition, Johnston plans to support product development, including several innovative tech-based features designed to further enhance the company's mineral.tech® software platform.
“We're very pleased to welcome Liz Johnston as our new director of relentless innovation," said Hanna Howard, chief of staff at Valor, in a statement. “As the job title suggests, Johnston will play an invaluable role in assessing and improving many of Valor's standard operating procedures, as well as strengthening Valor's workforce training programs. Her background, experience, and credentials will play a crucial role in developing innovative solutions designed to increase productivity across the board.”
A native of Fort Worth, Johnston has enjoyed a successful career in a wide variety of pursuits. These have included event planning, business development, and ownership of her own entrepreneurial fitness and retail operation.
Most recently, Johnston spent nearly six years as the executive marketing director for Resource Exploration (ResourceX), a software development company specializing in priority-based budgeting resources.
Johnston has also held board-level positions with the nonprofit Mother's Milk Bank, as well as the Team Texas Rock Climbing Club.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Davidson College in North Carolina and is currently enrolled in the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management, earning her Executive MBA through the school's full-time program, which ranks second in the state of Texas.
“I'm excited to join Valor, as this is an innovative company with a unique value proposition to offer individual and institutional oil and gas clients,” Johnston said. “I hope to bring my creative and analytical problem-solving skills to bear in helping the company continue its amazing growth over the past few years.”
Founded in 2018, Valor has grown to become one of the Southwest's leading mineral management companies, providing targeted services such as land management, oil and gas accounting, and lease negotiation and counsel. The company also offers outsourcing services for oil and gas operators, partnering with companies to offer bookkeeping, oil and gas accounting, and other back-office operations. But the foundation and cornerstone of Valor's mineral management services is mineral.tech®, a proprietary mineral management platform designed to optimize and track oil and gas assets.
Valor also has a satellite office in Midland.