James Towne

James Towne has over 35 years of work experience in the finance industry. James currently serves as the Managing Director - Debt Capital Markets at Hilltop Securities Inc. since February 2023. Prior to this, they held the position of Managing Director at Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. from June 2021 to February 2023.

From March 2017 to June 2021, James Towne was the President of Alpine Valley Advisors. James also worked as a Managing Director at Stifel Financial Corp. from May 2015 to March 2017, and at Sterne Agee from January 2014 to April 2015.

Before that, they were an Executive Director at Oppenheimer & Co. from February 2012 to January 2014. From March 2008 to February 2012, they worked as the Director of Sales at DerivActiv, LLC. James Towne also had a long tenure at Piper Jaffray, where they served as a Managing Director from August 1996 to January 2008.

Their career began at Dain Bosworth, where they worked as a Vice President from April 1988 to August 1996. Overall, James Towne has held various managerial and directorial roles throughout their career, specializing in debt capital markets and sales.

James Towne attended St. Cloud State University from 1984 to 1988, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance. After completing their undergraduate education, they furthered their studies at the University of Minnesota from 1988 to 1991. During this time, they pursued a Master of Business Administration degree with a specialization in Finance.