Hatch C. Smith

Prior to joining Commerce Street Capital in November 2009, Mr. Smith's previous experience was as Vice President of lending and accounting at Mineral Financial Services in Austin, Texas, where he oversaw the initial formation of the firms niche lending business lending to individuals against oil and gas royalties.
He helped design the evaluation models, marketing strategy and lending process for the new service.
Before that role, Mr. Smith sold more than $1 billion in municipal bonds in three years while at JP Morgan Chase & Co. in New York and Boston.
As a sales associate he co-managed accounts for long- and short-term products and derivatives, and he provided coverage to funds.
He also fulfilled two summer internships at JP Morgan Chase in the public finance and credit departments.
He was the owner of a cattle trading business, Quarter Eleven Cattle Co., based in Llano, Texas.
He is a trained auctioneer and has run auctions for livestock shows, charity events and fundraisers throughout Texas and New York.
Mr. Smith received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in New York, completing a pre-med/pre-vet itinerary with an emphasis in business.
He also spent one year at Bridge-Linguatec in Argentina to study Spanish.
He holds multiple securities licenses.