Tucker S. Bridwell is President of Mansefeldt Investments and the Dian Graves Owen Foundation in Abilene, Texas. Additionally, he manages MDJ Minerals, one of the largest private mineral holdings in the Permian Basin. Previously, he was on the boards of Concho Resources, Inc. and First Financial Bankshares and served as lead director of both companies. He has been instrumental in Abilene’s economic development efforts and active in local and state politics. He has received the Outstanding Citizen of the Year in Abilene, the Distinguished Citizen Award by the Boy Scouts of America and an Honorary Doctorate from McMurry University.
Tucker received B.B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from SMU’s Cox School of Business. He is also a member of SMU’s Board of Trustees, and chairman of the Cox Executive Board. Tucker received the Cox School Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2006 and the SMU Distinguished Alumni Award in 2018. In 2019, Tucker and his wife, Gina, established the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom at the Cox Business School.