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Hill Feinberg
Chairman Emeritus

As Chairman Emeritus of HilltopSecurities, Mr. Feinberg provides strategic counsel to HilltopSecurities’ Board of Directors. As the financial advisor to prominent families across Texas, he maintains multi-generational relationships with clients and industry associations. Mr. Feinberg also serves on the Board of Directors for Hilltop Holdings.

Career Highlights

  • Served as chairman and CEO of HilltopSecurities from January 2016 to February 2019
  • Led the merger of FirstSouthwest and SWS Group, forming HilltopSecurities in 2016
  • Led the merger of Hilltop Holdings and PlainsCapital Corporation in 2012
  • Directed sale of First Southwest Company to PlainsCapital Corporation in 2008
  • Served as chairman and CEO of First Southwest Company from December 1991 to January 2016
  • Served as senior managing director with Bear Stearns & Co.
  • Served as vice president with Salomon Brothers, managing the firm’s Dallas office
  • Served as first lieutenant in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vietnam 1970-1971

Current Affiliations

  • Phoenix Houses of Texas, Chairman of the Board
  • Southwestern Medical Foundation Board of Trustees member

Education

  • B.B.A. in Finance, University of Georgia
  • Received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia at Athens, 2008

Past Affiliations

  • PlainsCapital Corporation director
  • Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board chairman
  • Compass Bancshares Inc. director
  • Texas Regional Bancshares Inc. director
  • Senior Source Corporate Committee chairman
  • Phoenix House Foundation, Chairman of the Board
  • St. Mark’s School of Texas, Board of Trustees
  • University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, Dean’s Advisory Council
  • Menninger Foundation Board chairman
  • Baylor Health Care System Foundation Board member
  • University of Georgia Foundation, Trustee

Registrations & Qualifications

  • Licensed as a General Securities Representative with FINRA and registered in various states

Get to Know Hill

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wonderful grandchildren
50+
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