Tom Hackett
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Truist Securities
Thomas (Tom) P. Hackett serves as chairman and chief executive officer of Truist Securities, the corporate and investment banking (CIB) division of Truist Financial Corporation.
Previously, Hackett served as president and chief operating officer of Truist Securities and was responsible for leading the investment banking, corporate banking, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets and asset finance teams. In this role, Hackett lead a team of 700 professionals who serve corporate clients with the full suite of capital markets, advisory and traditional banking products and services.
Prior to his role as president and COO, Hackett served as head of investment banking, where he led a team of about 300 professionals that advised corporations and financial sponsors on a wide range of merger & acquisition and capital raising initiatives.
From 2015 to 2019, Hackett served as the head of asset finance for corporate and investment banking. In that role, he led teams focused on asset securitization, asset-based lending, structured real estate, project finance and equipment finance. From 2013 to 2015, he served as the head of investment banking coverage.
He joined CIB in 2008 as the head of healthcare investment banking and served in that role for five years.
Prior to coming to CIB, Hackett worked for the Citi Markets & Banking Healthcare Group. In that role, he advised pharma and biotech companies on strategic and capital markets transactions. Prior to Citi, Hackett spent seven years with Prudential Capital Group originating senior, mezzanine and equity private placements, ultimately as Head of the London Office.
Hackett started his career at First Union in various capacities in the CIB. Hackett earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Auburn University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Emory University and serves on the Georgia Research Alliance Board of Trustees and on the ABA Securities Association (ABASA) Board.
