The Story of the Bison

Before a storm rolls in, winds pick up, and the sky shifts from clear blue to a dull gray. Dark clouds gather, and distant thunder rumbles. Sensing the approaching storm, herds of wild animals instinctively start to flee.

But not the bison.

Bison understand that when other animals run from the storm, they rarely outrun it. The winds move faster than the animals, and as the storm catches up, herds end up stuck in bad weather even longer by moving with it.

Bison react uniquely to storms: instead of fleeing, they charge straight into them. By facing the storm head-on, they move through it more quickly, reducing the risk, time, and frustration that other animals endure by attempting to outrun the inevitable.

Chief Investment Officer & Founder 

Josh Young has been professionally investing in publicly traded oil and gas securities for nearly two decades, achieving benchmark outperformance as Bison’s CIO. Josh possesses a deep understanding of the E&P business model and operating environment, with notable experience as Chairman of Canadian E&P company RMP Energy (rebranded as Ironbridge Resources). Under Josh’s leadership, the company achieved a successful turnaround, outperforming peers and ultimately being acquired at a 78% premium just 20 months after he became chairman in 2018. Josh is the author of numerous articles on oil & gas investments and is a frequent guest speaker at various energy industry conferences. 

Prior to Bison, Josh began his career as a management consultant for Fortune 500 companies and private equity firms. He later worked as an investment analyst for a private equity fund and served as an energy investment analyst at a multi-billion-dollar single-family office, which was nominated as Institutional Investor’s Single Family Office of the Year in 2008. Josh holds a B.S. in Economics with honors from the University of Chicago.