He founded Parsley Energy in 2008, which was sold to his father Scott D. Sheffield's company Pioneer Natural Resources in 2021.
[2] Sheffield is a major donor to Donald Trump's presidential campaigns.
[4] In 2001, he received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Southern Methodist University.
[4] He had no previous experience in the energy business, just "family connections" and a "trader's taste for risk".
[4] In January 2018, Sheffield announced he would resign from his role as CEO of Parsley Energy and become the executive chairman of the company.