Meet our team

Brian Patten is the Founder and CEO of Next Generation Land Company. With over 25 years in the land business, he specializes in identifying and preparing land for data center and infrastructure development, with a focus on power availability, long-term scalability, and execution certainty. Brian is known for a disciplined, integrity-driven approach and a belief that real value is created through clarity, follow-through, and long-term relationships.

Kevin Thuot is the Managing Partner for Texas data center projects at Next Generation Land Company. Based in Austin, Texas, he has deep energy-sector experience across oil & gas and renewables. He co-founded and led JetRock Analytics for more than a decade, building an energy analytics consultancy that was acquired in 2025. Kevin is known for a rigorous, systems-level approach to decision-making, pairing data analytics expertise with a practical focus on project execution. He holds an M.S. from MIT and a B.S. from The University of Texas at Austin, both in Mechanical Engineering.

Nate Lasee is the VP of Operations for Next Generation Land Company.   With more than 15 years of hands-on operations and analytical experience coupled with 5 years in land acquisitions, he brings a deep, mathematics-driven approach to solving complex business challenges. Grounded in a strong quantitative background, he specializes in turning data into practical strategies that improve efficiency, support scalable growth, and create well-organized systems that perform reliably over time.

Oil and Gas Landman and Real Estate related professional for over 12 years. Mike has experience in almost all aspects of land work from mineral title, abstracting, curative, heirship, and leasing with an emphasis on relationship building.