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RIA Edge West
October 6-8, 2025
Ritz-Carlton | Marina del Rey, CA

Steve Blackwell
CEO & Managing Partner at Invito Energy Partners
Speaker

Profile

Steve Blackwell is a seasoned executive with over 17 years of Executive Level Experience in the Oil and Gas upstream operating industry as well as prior experience in the financial services sector. Most recently, he serves as the CEO and Co-Founder of Invito Energy Partners LLC where he has been in charge since the company's launch in June 2019.

Previously, Steve held the role of President of Petromax Operating where he was responsible for deploying over $200 million of investor capital, leasing out over 80,000 net mineral acres, drilling 35 horizontal Woodbine wells, and producing over $200 million in revenue. Steve's efforts helped the company divest all three projects for $886 million--achieving an average return on investment of over 300 percent. He also served as Chief Operating Officer of US Energy Development.

Steve graduated from Central Michigan University with a BSBA in Finance and Accounting.

Agenda Sessions

  • Strategies for Preserving and Growing Your Clients Wealth with Private Markets

    9:50am