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Hank Huckaby Joins Broad Street Capital Advisors, LLC, Brings 40 Years of Experience to Work for Institutions, Individuals and Corporate Clients
Henry M. “Hank” Huckaby, a financial leader in the state of Georgia, has joined Broad Street Capital Advisors, LLC as Senior Financial Consultant. Mr. Huckaby will bring his experience to bear on the firm’s diverse client base, serving institutions and affluent families throughout the Southeastern United States.
“Hank is well respected throughout the state of Georgia for his knowledge and experience in managing fiscal matters,” said R. Patrick Sheridan, CEO and managing partner of the firm. “He has served on countless boards and understands the need for the sound, independent counsel we provide to our clients. We are thrilled he will be able to bring his experience to bear not just to institutions, but on behalf of our corporate and individual clients who could also benefit from his knowledge and experience.”
Mr. Huckaby has more than 40 years of experience in state government, higher education and finance, including managing the finances of the state of Georgia and its flagship institution of higher education. From these experiences, Mr. Huckaby brings to Broad Street Capital Advisors, LLC immeasurable knowledge of investment policy design, portfolio construction and fiduciary responsibility. Mr. Huckaby also sits on the investment policy committee of the firm.
“During my interviews with the team at Broad Street I came to appreciate their desire to provide objective and independent advice to their clients,” said Mr. Huckaby. “When the opportunity arose to join them and help strengthen their statewide client base, I was intrigued. One of the driving principles at Broad Street is to always work on behalf of our clients, not ourselves, and this has enormous appeal to me.”
Mr. Huckaby retired from the University of Georgia in 2006, where he spent six years as senior vice president, finance and administration. In that role, he oversaw all aspects of the institution’s $1 billion-plus budget. Prior to that, he served as director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, which is affiliated with the University of Georgia, and also spent eight months as Chief Financial Officer for the transition team of Governor Sonny Perdue in 2002.
Prior to moving to Athens, Ga. in 1997, Huckaby served in numerous roles at the highest levels of state government, including serving as director of the Office of Planning and Budget, which oversees the budget for the state of Georgia. In that role, he worked closely with Governor Zell Miller from 1991 to 1995 to manage the state’s more than $10 billion overall budget, which included newly implemented programs like the HOPE Scholarship. From 1980 to1991, he was the executive director of the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, and prior to that was commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
Mr. Huckaby brings to Broad Street a wealth of knowledge and skill in both public- and private-sector management and finance. Throughout his career, Huckaby has given his time to more than 25 for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, including service as a trustee of St. Mary’s Health Care System (member and board chair), treasurer of the University of Georgia Athletic Association, and as director and board chair of Citizens and Merchants State Bank in Douglasville. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Young Harris College (where he chairs the endowment committee), is a trustee of the Ty Cobb Educational Foundation, is a citizen representative on the Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Management Committee, and serves as a trustee of the North Georgia United Methodist Foundation and is chair of its audit and finance committee.
A native of Griffin, Ga., Mr. Huckaby and his wife Amy reside in Oconee County just outside of Athens. He is a graduate of Young Harris College (Associate of Arts) and Georgia State University (A.B. and M.B.A), with additional post-graduate work focused on public budgeting and finance at the University of Georgia.