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RICHMOND, Va. — HJ Sims has hired Tom Bowden as vice president, investment banking. Located in Richmond, Bowden leads business development efforts in Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia.
Prior to joining Sims, Bowden spent seven years as vice president with BB&T Capital Markets, serving senior living clients in the Southeast. Prior to BB&T, he interned in the public finance investment-banking group with Davenport & Company LLC, and served as a Senate page in the U.S. Congress.
Bowden is focused on raising capital for retirement communities, with an emphasis on those organized as nonprofits.
Bowden earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration from Washington and Lee University.