Tara Sharma is a director at RedOaks Energy Advisors, where she has played a key role in advising clients on oil and gas transactions since joining the firm in February 2020. With a strong technical background and strategic insight, Tara brings a dynamic perspective to energy advisory services, grounded in her years of engineering experience in the oil and gas industry. In addition to her client-facing work, she leads a high-performing team, fostering collaboration and excellence across projects.

Tara began her career at Anadarko Petroleum in 2015 after graduating with honors from The University of Texas at Austin with a BS in Petroleum Engineering. At Anadarko, she held several impactful roles in both reservoir and production engineering, working in the company’s Houston and Midland offices. Her work encompassed multivariate statistical modeling and production engineering, with a focus on the Northern and Eastern Delaware Basin. She also contributed to Anadarko’s corporate planning team, where she was responsible for dynamic modeling of capital and production budgets.

Tara is a committed leader in the oil and gas community. She currently serves as chairperson of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Dallas chapter and sits on the board of the Dallas chapter of Young Professionals in Energy (YPE). In 2024, she was honored with SPE Dallas chapter’s Young Engineer of the Year Award in recognition of her professional excellence and community involvement. Previously, while based in Midland, she served as social director for the YPE Midland chapter. She was named one of Hart Energy’s 2022 Forty Under 40, highlighting her as one of the top young professionals in the energy sector.

A native of Austin, Texas, Tara is proud of her Longhorn roots. While at UT Austin, she served as president of the SPE student chapter and was an active member of the Friar Society, the university’s oldest honor society. Upon graduation, she received the UT College of Engineering’s Outstanding Student Scholar Award and the Texas Exes President’s Leadership Award.
Tara lives in Dallas with her husband, Kirk, and their son, Ty. She balances a demanding professional career with a deep commitment to family, community engagement, and leadership within the energy industry.