James Troy joined Stephens in the Investment Banking Division as a senior banker focused on Western U.S. depository institutions. Troy will be based in San Francisco.

Prior to Stephens, Troy was with Jefferies, where he led client coverage and transaction execution on behalf of Western U.S. depositories. Earlier in his career, Troy worked for Hovde Financial and PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Los Angeles.

“Jimmy brings to our team critical awareness of the Western U.S. market and deep experience advising financial institutions that operate throughout this region,” said Brad Eichler, executive vice president and head of Investment Banking. “We’re excited to broaden access to Stephens’ unique approach and perspectives in this part of the country and look forward to Jimmy’s contributions to our group and clients.”

Stephens is a full service investment banking firm headquartered in Little Rock, AR. Since its inception in 1933, the privately held firm has served a broad client base, including corporations, state and local governments, financial institutions, institutional investors and individual investors throughout the U.S. and overseas.