Cody Campbell (businessman)

Campbell was born in Lubbock, Texas, the child of Cliff and Reagan (née Cagle) Campbell. He is the older of two children; he has a younger brother, Brady. His father Cliff played football at Texas Tech University. His roots at Tech go even deeper—he is a fourth-generation Tech alumnus, with one of his great-grandfathers having been in Tech's first entering class in 1925. For his play on Canyon High School’s football team, Campbell was named an All-State offensive lineman. Additionally, Campbell was a National Merit Scholar. == College career ==

Campbell was part of coach Mike Leach's first recruiting class at Texas Tech in 2000; after redshirting the 2000 season, he was a four-year letterman and two-year starter for the Red Raiders. During his time at Texas Tech, Campbell received multiple All Big 12 and Academic Big 12 Honors as an offensive guard. He graduated from Texas Tech with a double major BBA in Finance and Business Economics with Honors, and a Master of Science in Finance. == NFL career ==

Campbell was undrafted during the 2005 season but signed a free-agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts immediately after the draft. He remained a member of the team until August 2006, when his football career was cut short by a severe injury. == Business career ==

Campbell began his business career while still a student at Texas Tech, founding a small real estate company with his childhood friend, football teammate, and future Double Eagle co-founder John Sellers. The duo named their company “Double Eagle” in homage to the hometown high school mascot. Over time, the pair built an operating team, and began drilling their own wells, eventually moving into highly technical horizontal drilling. This joint venture with Apollo, called Double Eagle Energy Holdings, was sold to Aubrey McClendon's American Energy Non-Op in November 2014. In 2015, Sellers and Campbell formed Double Eagle Energy Holdings II. The company was sold to Parsley Energy in 2017. The pair merged their company with FourPoint Energy to create Double Point Energy in 2018, which sold to Pioneer Natural Resources in April 2021. In 2022, Campbell and Sellers subsequently formed Double Eagle Energy Holding IV, this time in partnership with Encap Energy Capital. The company accumulated a large acreage position once again in the Midland Basin before selling to Diamondback Natural Resources in February 2025. In addition to Double Eagle, Sellers and Campbell are also CEOs and co-founders of Tumbleweed Royalty, which is a large mineral and royalty acquisition company that operates across the United States. Tumbleweed Royalty IV was sold to Viper Energy Inc. in September 2024. == Texas Tech University ==

Governor Greg Abbott appointed Campbell to the Texas Tech System Board of Regents in 2021, and he was elected Chairman of the Board in 2025. The football field at Jones AT&T stadium was named “Cody Campbell Field” in his honor. Campbell was named the Texas Tech Rawls College of Business Distinguished Alumnus in 2019. == Personal life ==

Campbell is married to Tara Campbell. The couple met while students at Texas Tech and have four children together. and was a board member and is a Distinguished Fellow at the America First Policy Institute. Campbell also serves on the Board of Trustees of All Saints Episcopal School of Fort Worth. ==References==