Our Leadership Team

Lance Fondren is the Founder and CEO of Inked, where he drives culture, leads strategy, and focuses on thought leadership in land and project development. Prior to Inked, Lance was Right-of-Way and Land Manager of XTR Midstream, LLC, a subsidiary of Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. At XTR, Lance was responsible for all aspects of land development for a $750 million greenfield midstream asset. Prior to XTR, Lance worked as a Landman for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, where he developed or managed teams to develop midstream assets to support a $2 billion annual CAPEX budget. Lance was the point of contact for land issues related to the purchases and sales of hundreds of miles of pipelines and multiple subsidiary companies of Anadarko and its midstream affiliate, Western Gas Patners, LP. Lance has extensive experience in leadership, operations, and strategy. In his free time, Lance enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, exploring the outdoors, hunting, and traveling. Lance holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Wyoming (2011'), where he graduated magna cum laude. He also holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (2023').