James Alexander

Experience

James Alexander began his career with First Financial in 2018, upon the Bank's acquisition of Commercial State Bank in Kingwood, where he had served as president. James has over 20 years of experience in commercial banking, beginning his career in commercial lending at Compass Bank. He has served in multiple roles since then, including as Market President of Sterling Bank, President of Commercial State Bank, and Senior Lender for the Bank's Kingwood Region. In his most recent role as President of the Greater Houston Region of the Bank, James oversaw regional operations, drove strategic growth initiatives, and managed commercial lending activities.

Education

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Houston. He is also a graduate of the Southwest Graduate School of Banking at SMU and FFIN University.