Ed Jones is the founding chairman and director of Gulf Capital Bank in Houston with more than 36 years of financial services experience. For 16 years, he served as the Chairman and CEO of Texas Commerce Bank-Midland and then four years as EVP Manager of the Commercial Banking Department of J.P. Morgan’s Houston market. In these roles, his responsibilities included all facets of lending, credit, compliance, deposit funding, trust asset management growth/fee generation, marketing and civic representation.

He is a past Chairman of YPO Gold-Houston and is currently an active member of the board. He also serves as director of the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Foundation, a member of Chief Executives Organization and Baylor College of Medicine Board of Advisors. Past service includes the YMCA Houston- Board, Salvation Army Houston-Board, Texas Children’s Hospital-Development Board, Boy Scouts of America Sam Houston Council-Board (recipient of NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award), Center Coast MLP & Infrastructure Fund NYSE (CEN) Governance Committee Chairman, Chairman for the City of Midland Airport Board, Chairman for the Permian Basin Airport Board, Membership Chair of the Coronado Club, Central Priory membership chair of the International Order of St. Hubertus, President of the Buffalo Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America, President of the Hi I lander School Board, President of Midland Texas Exes, General Staff/Board of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), and other civic boards.

Mr. Jones graduated with honors from The University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

Location: Houston