Richard A. Jenkins

Mr. Jenkins was appointed Senior Vice President – Utah in March 2025. Mr. Jenkins previously served in roles of increasing responsibility in exploration, business development, and most recently as Vice President – Utah since September 2024. Mr. Jenkins joined SM Energy as a Senior Reservoir Engineer in January 2010.

Mr. Jenkins has more than 17 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Prior to joining SM Energy, Mr. Jenkins was with Chevron Corporation serving in several roles including production engineering, completion engineering and reservoir engineering in conventional and unconventional fields across the Permian Basin.

BS, Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Penn State University