Ray Gore

Ray Gore serves as Senior Vice President at First Horizon Bank since March 2021. Simultaneously, Ray has been the Owner of Williamson Music 1st since July 2008, leading the company to become a prominent music instrument dealer with eight locations in the DFW area, completing three acquisitions. Prior leadership roles include Managing Director at Fifth Third Bank, focusing on asset-based loans from May 2018 to March 2021, and Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co., specializing in asset-based loans within the energy sector from April 1998 to April 2018. Ray was also a founding partner of Lonesome Dove & White Elephant Saloon from July 2000 to July 2003, acquiring the historic White Elephant Saloon. Earlier career experience includes serving as an Acquisition Specialist at ACS Computer Services from June 1986 to May 1988, where Ray analyzed and closed over $300 million in transactions. Ray holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting from the University of North Texas.