Meacham

The Honorable Scott Meacham, State Treasurer.  The constitutional amendment approved by Oklahoma voters in November 2000 establishes the state treasurer as the chairman of the Board of Investors.  Meacham became state treasurer on June 1, 2005, appointed by Governor Brad Henry to fill the unexpired term of Robert Butkin.  Prior to becoming treasurer, Meacham served as Director of the Office of State Finance.  He continues to serve on the governor's cabinet as Secretary of Finance and Revenue.  A Certified Financial Planner, Meacham formerly served as Chief Executive Officer for First National Bank & Trust of Elk City.  Under his direction, the bank almost tripled in size and saw its profits increase by 175%.

Tholen

Phil Tholen, CPA, appointed by the Senate President Pro Tempore, serves as Vice-Chair of the Board and is Executive Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors for Samson Investment Company and its subsidiaries. He also serves as Managing Member and Consultant to Baltic Resources LLC. Mr. Tholen¿s civic involvement includes past service on the Board of Managers for the State Insurance Fund of Oklahoma that provides workers compensation insurance to more than 50 percent of the state market and the Legislative Task Force on Judicial Selection that made recommendations for improvement of Oklahoma's judicial selection methods.

Hinkle

David Hinkle, appointed by the State Auditor and Inspector, serves as Economic Development Director for Choctaw County in Southeastern Oklahoma. Mr. Hinkle also serves as the President of First Interstate Financial Services Corp., a Native American owned Governmental Financial Advisory Firm and as the Chief Financial Officer and Controller of GovLease Corp. an Internet Leasing corporation. Mr. Hinkle brings over 18 years of experience in finance and is well known as an expert in economic development. From 1988 to 1996 he served as Senior Vice President of the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority and in 1996 Mr. Hinkle established Alliance Securities Corp., a Section 20 Broker Dealer operation with over 100 salesmen for Bank of Oklahoma Financial Corp., and served as its Executive Vice President until 1999.

Rainbolt

David Rainbolt, appointed by the Speaker of House, is the Chief Executive Officer of BancFirst Corporation. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of BancFirst and is past president of the Oklahoma Bankers Association, Last Frontier Council Boy Scouts of American and the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation. Mr. Rainbolt serves on the executive committee of the Oklahoma State Chamber and is a trustee of the Oklahoma Industrial and Cultural Facilities Trust. His philanthropic memberships include the Presbyterian Health Foundation, Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and the State Fair of Oklahoma.

Williams

Jimmy Williams, CPA, appointed by the Governor, is founder and managing director of Jimmy J. Williams & Co., P.C., a certified public accounting and consulting firm in McAlester. His firm specializes in the areas of litigation support, business valuation and taxation. Mr. Williams also serves as co-founder and CEO of Asset & Investment Advisors, Inc., a registered investment advisory firm. The firm specializes in retirement, education, investment and financial planning services. He is Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer for the McAlester Regional Health Center Foundation and he formerly served as Vice President of the McAlester Chamber of Commerce.