Mr. Hicks spearheads Provident Resources Group’s public-private partnership financings, working with Provident’s project partners and beneficiaries, financing partners, investors and rating agencies to ensure successful financial execution and an ongoing commitment to our partners for the life of our engagement. His role includes management of origination, analysis, and execution efforts for transactions and project relationships across a variety of asset classes. In addition, Mr. Hicks works to foster relationships with state and local governments, public and private universities and healthcare systems, as well as development partners, allowing Provident to utilize its proven financing platform to further not only its non-profit missions, but the missions of each of these partners.Prior to joining Provident, Mr. Hicks spent 18 years in the Public Finance Department of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., departing in 2019 as a Director in their Higher Education and Public Private Partnership Groups. During his time at Citi, Mr. Hicks worked with municipal clients across the country on over $25 Billion in financings.EducationMr. Hicks holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Wake Forest University.Securities RegistrationsSeries 52 – Municipal Securities RepresentativeSeries 63 – Uniform Securities LawSeries 79 – Investment Banking Representative

Investment banker specializing in Tax-exempt municipal finance for State, Local, Higher Education and Infrastructure Issuers in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic & Southeast regions. During tenure at Citigroup, worked with issuers across the country, working on over $25 billion in primary market tax-exempt and taxable issuance. SEC/MSRB Certifications: Series 79; Series 52; Series 63.