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Laura L. Whitley, age 63, is an independent director of Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCBI) since April 2023, serving on the Risk Committee, Compensation & Human Capital Committee, and the Bank Trust Committee appointed in January 2025.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/TCBI/people/laura-whitley)[[4]](https://texascapitalbank.com/news/2023/04/20/tcbi-appoints-laura-whitley-board-directors)[[7]](https://texascapitalbank.com/who-we-are/people/board-of-directors) Designated as an SEC 'Financial Expert,' she brings expertise in accounting, financial management, regulatory reporting, and holds an NACD cybersecurity certification.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/TCBI/people/laura-whitley)[[4]](https://texascapitalbank.com/news/2023/04/20/tcbi-appoints-laura-whitley-board-directors)
Whitley earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance from Texas Tech University and spent nearly 35 years at Bank of America in senior roles, including Executive Vice President and Head of Global Commercial Banking, President of Consumer Banking Products & Services, President of Private Banking Central Region, and leadership of asset-based lending and credit & treasury products as a member of the Operating Committee.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/TCBI/people/laura-whitley)[[2]](https://www.directorsandboards.com/roster_individual/laura-whitley/)[[4]](https://texascapitalbank.com/news/2023/04/20/tcbi-appoints-laura-whitley-board-directors)[[6]](https://www.depts.ttu.edu/rawlsbusiness/alumni/awards/honorees/2023/laura-whitley.php) Since 2021, she has been Chief Financial Officer at Urban Strategies, a Dallas-based non-profit and one of the largest Early Head Start contractors, and serves on the board of World Vision U.S., chairing its Audit Committee overseeing $1.4 billion in grants.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/TCBI/people/laura-whitley)[[2]](https://www.directorsandboards.com/roster_individual/laura-whitley/)[[4]](https://texascapitalbank.com/news/2023/04/20/tcbi-appoints-laura-whitley-board-directors)[[6]](https://www.depts.ttu.edu/rawlsbusiness/alumni/awards/honorees/2023/laura-whitley.php) Recently, she purchased 1,000 shares of TCBI stock on January 23 and 26, 2026, at approximately $97.50 per share, increasing her direct ownership to 7,961 shares.[[3]](https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/texas-capital-bancshares-nasdaqtcbi-director-laura-whitley-purchases-500-shares-2026-01-27/)[[5]](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/TCBI/form-4-texas-capital-bancshares-inc-tx-insider-trading-activity-e10cd5d97432.html)
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