About
Burt Hicks is President and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer of Encore Bank, a boutique bank based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Experience
- Encore BankPresident & Chief Strategy and Growth Officercurrent2020 — presentLittle Rock, Arkansas, United States
- Encore BankSenior Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer & General Counsel2019 — 2020Little Rock
- Simmons BankDirector of Mortgage Banking2018 — 2019Little Rock, Arkansas Area
- Simmons First Investment Group, Inc. (a subsidiary of Simmons Bank)President & CEO2017 — 2019Little Rock, Arkansas Area
- Simmons BankInvestor Relations Officer2015 — 2017Pine Bluff, Arkansas Area
- Simmons BankChief Financial & Operations Officer – Wealth Management & Specialty Lending2016Little Rock, Arkansas Area
- Simmons BankVice President of Mergers & Acquisitions2014 — 2016Pine Bluff, Arkansas Area
- Simmons BankCorporate Secretary2014 — 2016Pine Bluff, Arkansas Area
- Simmons BankChief of Staff to the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer2014 — 2015Pine Bluff, Arkansas Area
- Winrock InternationalBusiness Commercialization Associate, Innovate Arkansas2011 — 2014Little Rock, Arkansas Area
- Winrock InternationalMarket Research Consultant2013Yangon, Myanmar
- Chemonics InternationalBusiness Enabling Environment Specialist, USAID-funded Business Plus Initiative2012Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- CARANA CorporationMarket Linkages Specialist, USAID-funded West Africa Trade Hub2012Accra, Ghana
- Simmons First National CorporationCorporate Analyst, Rotational Program2009 — 2010Pine Bluff, Arkansas Area
- Bank of America Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Analyst, Financial Institutions Group2008 — 2009Greater New York City Area
- Rebsamen Trust FundPortfolio Manager & Financial Sector Analyst2007 — 2008Fayetteville, Arkansas Area
- Merrill LynchInvestment Banking Summer Analyst, Financial Institutions Group2007Greater New York City Area
- Merrill LynchGlobal Wealth Management Summer Analyst2006Hopewell, New Jersey
Education
- University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of LawJuris Doctor (J.D.)2010 — 2013
- University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessDarden / SNL Financial Executive Program in Bank Financial Leadership2015
- Clinton School of Public ServiceMaster's Degree, Public Service2011 — 2013
- University of Arkansas - Sam M. Walton College of BusinessBachelor's Degree, Finance (Investment Management Concentration)2004 — 2008
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel6Strategic Planning17Analysis23Strategy8Mergers & Acquisitions7Financial Modeling35Corporate Finance42Due Diligence6Research15Valuation15Investments24Capital Markets8
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Economic DevelopmentBankingInvestment BankingCommunity DevelopmentSocially Responsible InvestingCorporate LawLegal WritingPoliticsInternational DevelopmentInternational LawFinancial Literacy TrainingBusiness StrategyLanguages English · Spanish
- Series 53 (Municipal Securities Principal) — FINRA
- Series 27 (Financial and Operations Principal) — FINRA
- Series 65 (Uniform Investment Adviser) — FINRA
- Series 24 (General Securities Principal) — FINRA
- Series 4 (Registered Options Principal) — FINRA
- Sustainability Reporting — Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
- Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent) — FINRA
- Series 7 (General Securities Representative) — FINRA
- Arkansas Law License — Arkansas Bar Association
- Governance Fellow — NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
From Burt's professional profile.
Colleagues at Gilgamesh Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Burt Hicks work?
- Burt Hicks is Senior Advisor at Gilgamesh Ventures.
Same school
Also attended University of Virginia Darden School of Business110
Cathy FriedmanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Dan LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Rajan MehraPartner at March Capital PartnersRob LudwigChief Operating Officer at Hoxton VenturesBrett BrohlManaging Partner at Bread And Butter Ventures, LlcStephan OppenheimerPrivate Equity Investor at FemHealth Ventures
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Also attended University of Arkansas - Sam M. Walton College of Business4
Shared employers
Also worked at Encore Bank1
Also worked at Winrock International2
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Also worked at Chemonics International3
Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch231
Dan BartusPartner, Head of Research at Felicis VenturesCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesGeorgia StevensonInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaKatrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture Partners
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