APPOINTED BY
Governor Abbott
TERM
May 2023 - Feb. 2029
TSUS INSTITUTION ATTENDED
Sam Houston State University
Russell Gordy of Houston, Texas, was appointed by Governor Greg Abbott in February 2023 to a six-year term on the Texas State University System Board of Regents. Regent Gordy is the managing partner and majority owner of SG Interests, a producer of oil and gas, and RGGS, which controls mineral acres currently producing oil and gas, coal, iron ore, limestone, and copper, as well as Rock Creek Ranch.
He also serves as president of Gordy Oil Company, an oil and gas exploration company operating along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, and Gordy Gas Corporation, an oil and gas exploration company in the San Juan Basin of Colorado and New Mexico.
Prior to forming SG Interests in 1989, Regent Gordy was a founding partner of Northwind Exploration Company, established in 1981 with former Houston Oil and Minerals employees. He previously served on the board of directors of GP Natural Resource Partners. Regent Gordy's term on the Board of Regents expires in 2029.