Mr. Smith is the founder and president of Legacy Royalties. Since 1994, Mr. Smith has worked as an independent oil and gas
operator, mineral manager and petroleum engineering consultant. Mr. Smith has lectured on royalty appraisals to the National
Association of Royalty Owners (NARO), the National Association of Division Order Analysts (NADOA), the National
Association of Lease and Title Analysts (NALTA), the Petroleum Engineers Club of Dallas, and the Tax & Estate Planning Section
of the Fort Worth Bar Association.
Mr. Smith holds bachelors and masters degrees in petroleum engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and the
University of Oklahoma. Mr. Smith spent the first six years of his career as a petroleum engineer with Exxon Mobil.
Active in his community, Mr. Smith has served on the City Council of Tyler, Texas, the Grace Community School Board, the
Executive Council of the Tyler Chamber of Commerce, and other charitable boards. Mr. Smith is currently serving on the board
of Hospice of East Texas, the Smith County Farm & Ranch Club, the East Texas State Fair, and as co-chairman of the Pine Cove
Christian Camps Capital Campaign.
Mr. Smith and his wife, Susan, live in Tyler, Texas and have four children. Mr. Smith and his family are active in the Gospel Village
Mentoring Program. Mr. Smith spends his free time with his family, with his mentee, and at his farm outside Tyler.
ABOUT US
LEGACY MANAGEMENT
JOSH LOWERY
Acquisitions Manager
Mr. Lowery joined Legacy Royalties as Acquisitions Manager in 2011. Prior to this, Mr. Lowery worked in the Division Order
group at XTO Energy. Mr. Lowery holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from The University of Texas at
Tyler and received his Petroleum Land Management certification through TCU.
Josh and his wife Lauren are active in the deaf community and are proficient at sign language.