Management Experience
Riata's executive management team has extensive experience in the Energy, Consumer Goods, and Real Estate sectors, generating combined company values in excess of $1.5B. Riata's executive management has an entrepreneurial spirit, and their success stems from their proven ability to source and manage equity and debt, execute strategic growth plans, and effectively manage industry risk.
Our Team
Malone Mitchell 3rd
Partner, Managing Member
Mr. Mitchell founded Riata Corporate Group in 2006 to provide services to the Mitchell Groups portfolio of investments. Mr. Mitchell founded Riata Energy (now SandRidge Energy) in 1985. Over the next 20 years Mr. Mitchell built Riata Energy into one of the largest privately held energy companies in the United States. He sold a controlling stake in the company in 2006 and resigned from daily management at the end of that year to focus on his investments through the Mitchell Group. Prior to founding Riata Energy, he worked in the oil field services industry and was employed in his family’s ranching and aviation businesses. Mr. Mitchell graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Brad Means
Chief Financial Officer
Brad Means serves as Chief Financial Officer of Riata Corporate Group. Prior to joining Riata, Mr. Means was a Partner and Managing Director of Petro Capital Funds where he managed the finance functions for its asset management business and also served on the firm’s Investment Committee. Mr. Means is also a former Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager of Highland Capital Management, LP where he managed investment teams responsible for investing capital in leveraged finance markets through a variety of fund structures. At Highland, Mr. Means was portfolio manager of several publicly traded funds and co-led the Retail Products investment team. Mr. Means also worked for FTI Consulting, Inc. were he advised clients in bankruptcy and turnaround situations, and also worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in strategy, M&A, business development and auditing roles. Mr. Means holds an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and a BSBA in Finance and Accounting (graduating summa cum laude) from Creighton University. Mr. Means has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Michael Haynes
General Counsel
Michael Haynes serves as General Counsel of Riata Corporate Group. Prior to joining Riata, Mr. Haynes served as an associate with Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, and a partner with Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP. While in private practice, Mr. Haynes’s primary focus was energy restructurings, representing debtors and creditors in financial workouts and restructurings, both in and out of court. He has been recognized as a Texas Rising Star by Texas Monthly Magazine and by Best Lawyers in America. Prior to his legal career, Mr. Haynes was a stockbroker for Fidelity Investments, where he held Series 7 and Series 63 FINRA (formerly NASD) licenses. Mr. Haynes holds a law degree from Texas Tech University School of Law, an MBA from Texas Tech University, and a BBA in Finance from West Texas A&M University.
Trey Alcorn
Chief Accounting Officer and VP Tax
Trey Alcorn serves as Chief Accounting Officer and VP of Tax for Riata Corporate Group.
Mr. Alcorn joined Riata as the Director of Tax in 2017 before assuming his current position in 2019. Prior to joining Riata, Mr. Alcorn spent seven years in the tax practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he specialized in the Energy industry servicing both public and private clients.
He is a 2010 graduate from Texas Tech University and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Science in Accounting with a concentration in Taxation. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Brad Hamilton
IT Manager
Brad Hamilton serves as the IT Manager for Riata Corporate Group. Prior to joining Riata, Mr. Hamilton has 27 years or experience in the IT industry. Over the past 10 years he has served at the IT Manager in the Energy sector. Prior to that he worked for the Sixth Floor Museum and the Todd Wagner Foundation. Mr. Hamilton went to the University of North Texas for his degree in Business Administration.