Title: Director, Head of the Texas Region
Firm: TD Securities
Age: 39
Unlike most people in the industry, public finance runs in Cameron Thatcher's blood.
Thatcher comes from a long line of public administration officials. His father was a city manager in Texas and Thatcher is one of six brothers, four of whom work for municipalities across Texas.
"I knew public administration from when I was little, but I was always interested in the finance side so at a young age, I started picking my dad's friends' brains," said Thatcher. "I was the geek who went to college asking about municipal bonds. I loved the idea of going through a town and seeing a new thing being built."
With that, Thatcher went to work at the Municipal Advisory Council of Texas as a municipal analyst. After two years at MAC, Thatcher held positions with the city of Garland and as an associate at RBC Capital Markets before joining Huntington Bank to do both banking and advisory work in 2020.
"Early on in my career I learned to search for opportunities. It's like hitting a really good golf shot and then you are hooked," said Thatcher. "That was me."
Thatcher again had a pivotal moment in his career when his team at Huntington was significantly downsized in 2022. "We found ourselves without multiple bankers and analysts. I just started working and in 2023 we did the same amount of revenue as in 2022 with a lot less people. Then we did more in 2024 without adding to the team. It made me feel like I can actually do this," said Thatcher, who adds this got him ready for his next endeavor.
In July, Thatcher transitioned yet again, this time to TD Financial to head of the Texas region. "I am excited and ready to take on the new role," he said.
