Wakeford joined Rockcliff Energy as Vice President – Business Development in 2024. Prior to Rockcliff, he served as Vice President, Business Development at Magnolia Oil & Gas, a public operating company with assets in the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk trends of South Texas. Prior to Magnolia, he worked on the investment team at EIG Global Energy Partners where he was responsible for the origination, evaluation, and management of private investments across the energy sector. Prior to EIG, Wakeford served on the investment team at Post Oak Energy Capital where he was responsible for private equity investments with a focus on upstream oil and gas. He began his career in the Oil & Gas Lending Group at Amegy Bank in Houston.
Wakeford earned a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia and an MBA from the Jones School at Rice University.