Since 1988, the year Jeff entered the oil and gas industry, his passion has been building successful independent oil and gas companies. He currently serves as CEO of Eagle Eye Funds, a company focused on partnering with the best oil and gas companies in the world, and previously Jeff founded Cano Petroleum in 2004.

Under Jeff’s leadership as Chairman and CEO, Cano’s oil production grew from four barrels of oil per day to approximately 2,000 barrels of oil per day, ultimately creating a $600,000,000 peak enterprise value in 2008. During Jeff’s tenure, Cano became a member of the Russell 3,000 as a NYSE/AMEX listed company. After guiding the company through the 2008/2009 financial crises, Jeff left in 2011 to spend more time with his family.

Over the years Jeff has served with and been a member of numerous industry associations including:

• NYSE/AMEX Listed Company Council
• Independent Petroleum Association of America
• Society of Petroleum Engineers
• Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association