Buddy Gieb is a Senior Advisor for Desert Royalty Company and serves as a General Partner of Desert Partners I, II, III, IV and V. Buddy attended Texas Tech University and Angelo State University before beginning his career with Transcontinent Oil Company in 1981. Buddy joined Desert Royalty Company in 1989. Buddy and his wife, Holly, have four children. He is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Landmen.