James Scott Mann

James Scott Mann has been engaged in finance his entire business career. He has recently established Greater Texas Financial Corporation in Austin, Texas to address the needs of capitalizing commerce in Texas for the next generation of business in this dynamic state. Prior to establishing GTFC James Scott Mann was employed by Paine Webber Jackson and Curtis, and founded Market Data Systems Corporation in New York City, together with Burnham and Company. Clients, which managed major institutional accounts, included Neuberger Berman, Wertheim & Co. and A.W. Jones & Company, the worlds largest hedge fund, all three of NYC, Sutro & Company of San Francisco, Courts & Company of Atlanta, and Ferris and Company of Washington, D.C. Market Data Systems was ultimately merged for stock with Automatic Data Processing Corporation. Subsequently, Mr. Mann headed Trilex Energy in Texas and Louisiana, developing over $1 Billion dollars in producing wells along the gulf coast, and ultimately sold the company to Chapman Energy of Dallas. He served as Chairman of Creditbanc Corporation of Austin, an $800 Million dollar holding company, until it was merged with Franklin Financial and later sold to Wells Fargo Bank. He financed and developed the initial St. David's Hospital expansion, financed and developed the $100 Million dollar Bridge Point Office Park on Lake Austin, and was a major financial contributor to the Semi-tech Consortium which brought AMD, 3M and Samsung to Austin. James Scott Mann served as Chairman of the Texas World Trade Council under Governor Mark White and on the Advisory Council to the Architectural School at the University of Texas in Austin. He has acted as managing director of Regency Capital, a family company, since that time and has been primarily engaged in financing of real estate and energy projects. Those projects include the funding of Texas' first private toll road, "Camino Columbia," for $80 Million dollars through Lehman Brothers and an oil and gas joint venture with Baycorp, a $100 Million dollar energy company, as well as working capital and construction financing. He holds a Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Public Affairs from the University of Texas in Austin.