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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
Skills & more
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Burt Hicks?
- Burt Hicks is President and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer of Encore Bank, a boutique bank based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Where does Burt Hicks work?
- Burt Hicks is Senior Advisor at Gilgamesh Ventures.
- Where did Burt Hicks go to school?
- Burt Hicks studied at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law (Juris Doctor (J.D.)); University of Virginia Darden School of Business (Darden / SNL Financial Executive Program in Bank Financial Leadership); Clinton School of Public Service (Master's Degree, Public Service).
Same school
Also attended University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law1
Also attended University of Virginia Darden School of Business238
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Also attended University of Arkansas - Sam M. Walton College of Business5
Shared employers
Also worked at Encore Bank1
Also worked at Winrock International2
Also worked at Chemonics International8
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Also worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch393
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