Primary Job Title CEO Primary Organization Hovde Properties
Location Washington, District of Columbia, United States Regions Washington DC Metro Area, Southern US Gender Male
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Eric D. Hovde joined our Board in November 2006. Hovde is the Chief Executive Officer of Hovde Properties, LLC, a real estate management company. In addition he is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hovde Capital Advisors LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser, which manages private investment funds and managed accounts focusing
primarily on the financial services and real estate-related industry. In this capacity, Hovde provides the investment team with strategic direction and guidance in their investment decisions.
He is also President and Chief Executive Officer of Hovde Private Equity Advisors LLC, a private equity firm also focused on the financial services industry. Hovde has served as a director on numerous bank and thrift boards and currently serves as the Chairman of Sunwest Bancorp in Orange County, California and as a director of Bay Bank based in Lutherville, Maryland. Hovde has also served on the boards and various committees of both public and private companies.
Hovde’s career has provided him with an expertise in the financial services industry and the investment management areas and, as such, he has been featured on numerous occasions on financial television and in national print media publications—including CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and The Wall Street Journal. His familiarity and understanding of the interplay between the economy and the financial and real estate markets has provided him with a knowledgeable perspective enabling him to act in multiple capacities – that of an executive, an industry commentator, and a financial industry expert.
Hovde is also the co-founder and a trustee of The Eric D. and Steven D. Hovde Foundation, a non-profit organization that actively supports clinical research to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis, finances safe homes that provide shelter, supportive services, education and love to vulnerable street children, and charitable relief in devastated areas around the world.
Hovde received his degrees in Economics and International Relations from the University of Wisconsin.
