George L. Ball

Overview

GEORGE L. BALL is the Chairman of Sanders Morris Harris Group, the largest investment banking firm headquartered in the Southwest. Mr. Ball was appointed to the board of directors at the time of the merger between Harris Webb & Garrison and Sanders Morris Mundy. Prior to the merger, he served as Chairman of the Board and a director of Sanders Morris Mundy Inc. Since the merger, Mr. Ball has served as Chairman of the Board and a director of Sanders Morris Harris and as a director of Pinnacle Management & Trust Co. and SMH Capital. From September 1992 to January 1994, Mr. Ball was Senior Executive Vice President of Smith Barney Shearson Inc. From September 1991 to September 1992, he was a consultant to J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated. In 1982, Mr. Ball was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc. and in 1986 was elected Chairman of the Board, serving in those positions until his resignation in 1991. He also served as a member of the Executive Office of Prudential Insurance Company of America from 1982 to 1991. Before joining Prudential, Mr. Ball served as President of E.F. Hutton Group, Inc. Mr. Ball is a former governor of the American Stock Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and served on the Executive Committee of the Securities Industries Association. He is a graduate and former trustee of Brown University and currently serves on the boards of national nonprofit institutions.