Steve Herron

During his career, Steve Herron has been involved in the launch and building of a number of successful industrial minerals and logistics businesses. Steve was educated at Hanover College, Ball State University, and Harvard Business School. He is a licensed geologist and has spoken and published extensively on the geology of industrial minerals, sustainable development, stakeholder engagement, and urban resource development.

Following his tenure as a geologist, Steve worked as a regulatory affairs consultant for a short time then returned to operations where he served in numerous capacities ranging from Director of Technical Services to Director of Sales and Marketing. Steve has founded several successful businesses revolving around large-scale industrial sand supply and distribution in the oil and gas industry. He has been credited with the geologic discovery of the first regional sand play in Nebraska, the first pure-play sand logistics company, and he was the first geologist to commercialize the West Texas Sandhills. The commercialization of the Sandhills has been credited as one of the most significant discoveries of oilfield minerals in the past several decades.