Steve Hovde

Steve Hovde is Chairman and CEO of Hovde Group, a leading boutique investment bank focused exclusively on the financial services sector. Steve oversees the firm’s strategic growth initiatives and takes an active role in many of the firm’s key client relationships. He also plays an integral role in assisting the firm’s clients with important business transactions such as issuing capital or pursuing M&A. In addition to his role as an investment banker, Steve and his brother own a controlling interest in Sunwest Bank, headquartered in Irvine, California, which has approximately $1.3 billion in assets and $145 million in equity. Steve also serves on the board of directors of a $1.9 billion community bank in the Chicago area and an $850 million publicly traded bank in the Seattle area, as well as for a publicly traded mortgage REIT headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. He serves as a trustee of several charitable foundations.