Advisory Council New Members
Joseph M. (Jody) Grant
Chairman emeritus of Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.
Jody Grant is chairman emeritus of Texas
Capital Bancshares, Inc. He is also a senior advisor and director of
BankCap Partners and a founding member of the Investment Committee
for BankCap Equity Fund LLC.
He was formerly chairman and CEO of Texas Capital Bancshares.
Previously with EDS, he was CFO and executive VP and co-led the
successful spin-off of EDS from General Motors. He has also held
leadership positions with Texas American Bancshares, Inc. and Texas
Commerce Bank Houston. Grant is the author of two books on the
history of banking in Texas and was recognized as Ernst & Young's
Southwest Area Entrepreneur of the Year for 2002.
Grant serves on the Board of Visitors for M.D. Anderson and is on
the boards of directors of the Communities Foundation of Texas, the
Dallas Citizens Council, and the Dallas County Community College
Foundation. He currently chairs the Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation
and is a member of the McCombs School Hall of Fame.
Grant holds a BBA from Southern Methodist University. He also earned
an MBA in finance and a Ph.D. in finance and economics from The
University of Texas at Austin.
Paul Kinscherff
Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, The Boeing Company
Paul Kinscherff is vice president of finance and treasurer for The
Boeing Company where he oversees corporate finance, banking, pension
and 401K investments, along with global treasury operations and risk
management and insurance programs for the $61 billion company. He
joined Boeing in 1999 and has worked as assistant treasurer and as
the company’s vice president of Investor Relations.
Prior to Boeing, Kinscherff worked at Lockheed Martin, holding
increasingly responsible finance and treasury positions. Before
Lockheed Martin, he was with ARCO in various domestic and
international finance assignments.
He currently serves on the board of Boeing Capital Corporation, the
company’s finance subsidiary, as well as the board of the Chicago
Shakespeare Theater.
Kinscherff has a B.S. in public administration from the University
of Southern California and an MBA and masters in public affairs from
The University of Texas at Austin.
Hugh
E. "Skip" McGee
Global Head of Investment Banking
Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.
Hugh E. "Skip" McGee is global head of
the Investment Banking Division at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. He
is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Management
Committee. He is chairman of the company’s Global Investment Banking
Executive Committee.
McGee joined Lehman Brothers in 1993 and previously served as head
of the company’s Global Natural Resources and Global Power
Investment Banking Groups and as a member of the Operating Committee
of Investment Banking. For the past 18 years, he has focused on
energy investment banking, providing both strategic advisory and
financing services to clients across all sectors of the energy and
power industries.
McGee has a B.S. in systems engineering from Princeton University
and a J.D. from The University of Texas at Austin.
Rod
Reed
Vice Chairman of Financial Sponsor Group
JPMorgan
Rod Reed is vice chairman of JPMorgan’s Financial Sponsor Group,
which is responsible for the firm’s investment banking activities
with the private equity community worldwide. He joined JPMorgan in
1980, working as a member of the firm’s Energy Group in New York
City, Houston and Dallas. In 1987, Reed joined the Financial Sponsor
Group in New York, serving as co-head and co-chairman of the group
before assuming his current responsibilities. JPMorgan’s Financial
Sponsor Group is the top mergers and acquisitions advisor,
bookrunner of IPOs and provider of leveraged finance for private
equity and buyout firms. He is a member of JPMorgan’s Americas
Investment Banking Management Committee.
Reed received a B.A. from Tulane University and an MBA from The
University of Texas at Austin.
Thomas
L. Ryan
President and CEO
Service Corporation International
Thomas L. Ryan is president and CEO of Service Corporation
International (SCI). Since 1996, he has worked with the company in a
variety of financial management roles and as CEO of European
Operations. Before joining SCI, Ryan was a certified public
accountant with Coopers and Lybrand LLP for eight years. He serves
on the Board of Directors for Pompes Funebres Generales, Europe’s
largest funeral operator, based in Paris, France. Ryan is also a
member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and serves on the Board
of Trustees and on the Finance and Audit Committee for the Texas
Gulf Coast United Way. He is also a member of the JPMorgan Chase
Houston Regional Advisory Board.
Ryan has a BBA from The University of Texas at Austin.
Stacy
J. Smith
Vice President and Assistant CFO of Finance and Enterprise Services
Intel Corporation
Stacy J. Smith is vice president, Intel Corporation and
assistant CFO of finance and enterprise services. He joined Intel in
1988 and has served as CIO where he was responsible for the
company’s IT group, and as general manager for Intel Europe, Middle
East and Africa where he was responsible for product sales and
marketing in those regions. In 2002 he became vice president of
sales and marketing. Over the years, he has held finance positions
in various divisions of Intel, including: components manufacturing,
systems manufacturing, and sales and marketing. He has been located
in the U.S., Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Smith received a BBA and an MBA from The
University of Texas at Austin.
G.M. "Gary" Weed
Vice President of Downstream Business Services and Downstream
Controller
Exxon Mobil Corporation
G.M. "Gary" Weed is vice president of downstream business services
and downstream controller for Exxon Mobil Corporation, located in
Fairfax, Virginia. He has held this position since 2003 and has
direct global responsibility for the activities of the company’s
Downstream Controller's organization, which has locations in more
than 90 countries. He also coordinates Treasurer's, Tax and IT
activities.
In his early career, Weed held various positions with Exxon in the
Upstream and Downstream organizations followed by positions in the
company’s Treasurer’s and Controller's organizations at the
corporate headquarters. After serving as corporate assistant
controller, Weed spent three years in Italy as vice president and
business services manager.
He has a B.S. from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from The
University of Texas at Austin.