James Huffines was elected to the board in 2021. Huffines has more than 35 years of leadership roles in banking and finance, including COO for subsidiaries of Hilltop Holdings, Inc, Chairman of Plains Capital Bank’s Central and South Texas banking markets, Regent and Chairman of the University of Texas (UT) System board of regents, and Board member of UTIMCO, a $35 billion endowment fund for higher education in Texas.