Our Team
John L. France
John co-founded Rose Gate Ventures in May 2020 bringing over 12 years of experience in business development, asset evaluation, project management, operations, and strategy. During his time as Partner at SMT Energy, John contributed to the development and successful exit of 55 MW of Community Solar in New York. Over the last five years John has been the President of CXC Minerals, an oil and gas asset management company, holding over 4000 net mineral acres. From October 2011 to May 2020, he held various leadership and management positions at Weatherford International focused on technology implementation, operational excellence, business development and sales leading to over $250MM in incremental revenue. John earned his M.B.A from the University of Denver graduating with Honors along with a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Colorado.
Ryan C. Scott
As Co-Founder of Rose Gate Ventures, Ryan contributes 13 years of experience in real property acquisition and divestiture with an emphasis on sourcing undervalued properties and overlooked assets within the energy and real estate industries. As Partner at SMT Energy, Ryan led the land acquisition strategy resulting in the development of 55 MW of Community Solar in New York. In tandem, Ryan has been the President of Terre Verte Company for 10 years evaluating and closing over 1,000 direct transactions in 20 states totaling 115,000 acres of oil, gas, mineral, leasehold, operated and non-operated interests, agricultural land, and other various assets. Prior to Terre Verte Company, he was an analyst at Branzan Investment Advisors where he evaluated alternative, non-exchange traded investments and OTC traded securities. Ryan received a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from the University of Colorado.