Gloria Moncrief

President and Manager, Montex Drilling Company, LLC

Gloria Moncrief is President and Manager of Montex Drilling Company, LLC, where she leads the company’s strategic direction and operations. As a fourth-generation oil and gas executive, Gloria carries forward a family legacy that has shaped the American energy industry for more than a century. She follows in the footsteps of her great-grandfather, W.A. “Monty” Moncrief, her grandfather, Tex Moncrief, and her father, Charlie Moncrief. Since the 1920s, the Moncrief family has been credited with some of the most significant oil and natural gas discoveries in the continental United States.

Gloria’s involvement in the family business began in 2009 when she joined Montex and worked closely alongside her father. Under his mentorship, she developed a deep understanding of oil and gas exploration and production, while cultivating a passion for the industry’s entrepreneurial and technical challenges.

Following the loss of both her father and grandfather in 2021, Gloria assumed leadership of Montex as President and Manager. Under her direction, the company has continued its tradition of bold, independent exploration. Recently, Montex drilled the Highlander #2 well in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana—the second-deepest natural gas well ever drilled in the United States—further advancing the family’s longstanding wildcatting legacy.

Prior to joining Montex, Gloria earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin in 2004. She subsequently completed the Petroleum Engineering SuperSchool program at the Colorado School of Mines. Gloria began her professional career at the U.S. Department of State, serving as a political appointee in the Office of the Chief of Protocol during the administration of President George W. Bush. She later joined Wilkinson Global Asset Management in New York City, where she worked in investment management and advisory services before returning to the family business.

In addition to her business leadership, Gloria is deeply committed to philanthropy and civic engagement. Alongside her mother, Kit Moncrief, she co-founded The Saving Hope Foundation, an organization dedicated to combating animal abuse and addressing pet overpopulation in the Fort Worth community. She also serves on the board of the Moncrief Cancer Foundation, which supports cancer research, treatment, and patient services, primarily benefiting UT Southwestern Medical Center and the Moncrief Cancer Institute.

Gloria serves on the Longhorn Foundation Advisory Council, the Executive Committee of the University of Texas Development Board, the University of Texas Lands Advisory Board, and the Executive Committee of the University of Texas What Starts Here Campaign. She is also a member of the MD Anderson Board of Visitors, the Philosophical Society of Texas, and serves on the boards of the Fort Worth Zoo and the Texas State History Museum Foundation.

Gloria resides in Fort Worth, Texas, with her three daughters, Monty, Kit, and Gunni.