Thomas L Carter Jr has bought BSM on 25 days since Nov 2016

Thomas L. Carter Jr. is the founder of Black Stone Minerals, L.P. (BSM), a Houston-based oil and natural gas company with roots tracing back to 1876 as W.T. Carter & Bro., a lumber company that later entered mineral and energy exploration.( He founded Black Stone Energy Company in 1980, served as Managing General Partner of W.T. Carter & Bro. from 1987 to 1992, and led Black Stone Natural Resources, L.L.C. (BSNR), the predecessor to BSM's general partner, as President, CEO, and Chairman from 1998 to 2015.( Carter has held key leadership roles at BSM's general partner since November 2014, including Chairman and CEO, with President from 2014-2018 and again from February 2023.( He holds an M.B.A. and B.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, worked as a lending officer in the Energy Department of Texas Commerce Bank from 1978-1980, served as a director of Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. from 2005-2019, and is a Trustee Emeritus of The Lawrenceville School.(

In September 2025, Carter purchased approximately $192,000 in BSM common units, increasing his direct ownership to 3,512,701 units, with additional indirect holdings through trusts and Carter2221, Ltd.( As of January 2026, he serves as Executive Chairman following a leadership transition announced in October 2025, where co-CEOs Fowler Carter and Taylor DeWalch assumed CEO duties.(

Written by Perplexity from public sources.