# Claire Harvey

> Claire Harvey is a Houston-based partner at EIV Capital and CEO of EIV Resources, leading its yield-oriented upstream oil and gas investment team. A former Texas A&M volleyball co-captain with an MBA from Rice, she previously founded Gryphon Oil and Gas and ARM Resource Partners after working in investment banking and energy private equity.

- **Role:** Partner at EIV Capital and CEO of EIV Resources
- **Organizations:** EIV Capital, EIV Resources, ARM Resource Partners, Gryphon Oil and Gas, Pine Brook Partners, TPH Partners, Lehman Brothers, Barclays
- **Education:** B.B.A. in Finance, Texas A&M University, M.B.A., Rice University, Jones Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Founded Gryphon Oil and Gas and ARM Resource Partners., Named a Hart Energy 2026 Influential Women in Energy honoree., Received the 2006 Texas Business Hall of Fame Future Texas Business Legend Award.

## Career timeline

- **1997-2000** — Four-year volleyball letterwinner at Texas A&M; served as co-captain.
- **2006** — Received a Texas Business Hall of Fame Future Texas Business Legend Award while at Rice.
- **2007** — Rice MBA class of 2007.
- **Early career** — Investment banker at Lehman Brothers and Barclays, focused on oil and gas corporate finance and M&A.
- **2010-2014** — Made upstream investments at TPH Partners, May 2010-February 2014.
- **2014-2019** — Energy investment roles at Pine Brook Partners, March 2014-May 2019.
- **2019-2020** — Founded and led Blackstone-sponsored Gryphon Oil and Gas; CEO from May 2019-August 2020.
- **2020-2021** — President of ARM Resource Partners from 2020; EIV and ARM publicly announced the partnership in January 2021.
- **2022** — Joined EIV Capital as partner and CEO of EIV Resources.
- **2026** — Leads EIV Resources II, whose final closing was announced alongside Fund V in April.

## Achievements

- Founded Gryphon Oil and Gas and ARM Resource Partners.
- Named a Hart Energy 2026 Influential Women in Energy honoree.
- Received the 2006 Texas Business Hall of Fame Future Texas Business Legend Award.
- Rice MBA team placed 17th of 321 teams in the 2005 Innovation Challenge.
- Texas A&M volleyball co-captain and four-year letterwinner.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Kristin Kelly joined EIV Capital to work alongside Harvey and Jason Tracton on EIV Resources acquisition sourcing, underwriting and portfolio management.
- **2026-06** — EIV shared the Texas Business Hall of Fame founder feature on Harvey.
- **2026-05** — Jason Tracton was promoted to partner; the announcement said EIV Resources II closed above its original target.
- **2026-04** — EIV announced approximately $1.1 billion in combined commitments for Fund V and EIV Resources II; Harvey leads Resources II.
- **2026-02** — EIV published Harvey’s Hart Energy 2026 Influential Women in Energy profile.

## Links

- Website: https://eivcapital.com/team/claire-harvey/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-harvey-9bb2063

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