Van R. Hoisington is President and Senior Investment Officer of Hoisington Investment Management Company. He has served since founding HIMCO in 1980. Prior to forming his own firm Mr. Hoisington was Executive Vice President of Texas Commerce Bancshares, Executive Trust Officer of Texas Commerce Bank and Senior Investment Officer of Texas Commerce Bank’s Trust Department. Before joining Texas Commerce Bank, Mr. Hoisington was Vice President and Economist with United California Bank in Los Angeles, where he was Director of National and International Macroeconomic Studies. Mr. Hoisington received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kansas and a Master’s degree in business from Fort Hays Kansas University.