Location Delray Beach, Florida, United States Regions Greater Miami Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male Also Known As Roger W. Hoit
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Roger Hoit has carved a niche for himself as a Managing Director at Moelis & Company in West Palm Beach FL, where he has significantly impacted investment banking. With a career spanning over two and a half decades, his expertise lies in providing strategic advice to financial sponsor clients. This experience encompasses various corporate
finance transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and equity and debt financings. His role extends beyond the day-to-day transactions, as he serves as Chairman of the Private Equity Solutions Group. Here, he engages with a wide range of global clients from his professional base in West Palm Beach, Florida, including significant private equity, alternative asset management, and family office firms.
Several notable positions have marked his journey to his current role at Moelis & Company. Before this, Roger was a key figure at Morgan Stanley in the Global Financial Sponsors Group, serving as a Managing Director. In this capacity, he built a leading franchise focused on advising financial sponsors. His career also includes significant tenures at SG Cowen, a division of Société Générale, and as a Managing Director and Partner at Gleacher & Co., commencing his career path at PaineWebber Incorporated. His academic journey, culminating in a B.A. in Economics from Amherst College, has shaped his professional path.
In addition to his banking prowess, he is also renowned in the amateur golfing circles. He has made a mark in over 25 National Championships conducted by the USGA and the Royal & Ancient, including participation in three professional "Major Championships." In 2022, he competed in the US Senior Amateur and the British Senior Amateur. His golfing skills were further showcased as he represented the United States in The Bridges Cup in South Korea, a bi-annual competition where he contributed to the team's victory.
Hoit's achievements in golf also extend to several prestigious Amateur Invitational tournaments, such as The Crump Cup and The George Thomas Invitational. He has clinched victories at The Baltusrol Invitational multiple times and has won the Metropolitan Golf Association IKE Stroke Play Championship in 2006. His success is not limited to individual events, as he has also won over 30 Club Championships at clubs including Baltusrol Golf Club and Eastward Ho!
His interests also span the field of photography, where he excels in capturing images through various mediums, including SLR, drone, and iPhone. His work has been featured in the "The Eyes of Africa" exhibition at the DeCastellane Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, and is available for viewing on his website and social media.
On the personal front, Roger Hoit has been happily married to Gentry Ashmore Hoit since 1989. The couple resides in Delray Beach, FL. Gentry, successful in her own right, is the Chief Strategy Officer for Transcendant Electra in Miami, FL. They have two children: Morgan, an Associate Director at Atria Books, and Jackson, an Associate at Moelis & Company. Beyond his career and golf, his interests are diverse, including travel, guitar, fitness, and technology, reflecting a life committed to excellence, diverse interests, and family.
