Billy Tarrant is the Associate Director of Stewardship Services at Borderlands Research Institute where his main responsibility is managing the Center for Land Stewardship and Stakeholder Engagement, which provides technical resources for landowners, energy developers, community members, and conservation partners.

After receiving his BS and MS in Wildlife Science at New Mexico State University, Billy worked for the Arizona Game and Fish Department before joining Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in 1996. He served as a District Wildlife Biologist for several years before moving to West Texas to accept a leadership position in 2005. Before retiring from TPWD in 2019, Billy served as a Regional Director where he oversaw operations of the Trans-Pecos and Panhandle Wildlife Teams. Throughout his career, he has worked effectively with partners to achieve meaningful conservation, as demonstrated by his efforts with the Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Working Group, the formation of the Texas Playa Conservation Initiative, and managing the local outreach and coordination efforts of the Respect Big Bend Initiative.

Billy prides himself in engaging constituents in an extremely transparent manner, building constructive relationships, and ultimately forging strong partnerships along a conservation need.