Roger Hoit
Managing Director of Moelis and Company in Delray Beach, Florida
Roger Hoit has firmly established himself as a seasoned Managing Director at Moelis & Company, boasting over 25 years of extensive experience in investment banking. His role primarily involves providing strategic advice to clients in the financial sponsor sector, encompassing a diverse range of corporate finance transactions. These include mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and equity and debt financing deals. In addition to these responsibilities, he serves as the Chairman of the Private Equity Solutions Group, liaising with many of the world's most prominent Private Equity, Alternative Asset Management, and Family Office firms. His professional base is in the West Palm Beach office of Moelis & Company in Florida.
Before his current role, he was a pivotal figure at Morgan Stanley, where, as a Managing Director in the Global Financial Sponsors Group, he developed a leading advisory service for financial sponsors. His impressive career trajectory also includes critical positions at SG Cowen, a division of Société Générale. As a Managing Director and Partner at Gleacher & Co., He embarked on his finance journey at PaineWebber Incorporated. An alumnus of Amherst College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, his educational background has been fundamental to his professional success.
He is also highly regarded in the amateur golfing world. He has participated in over 25 National Championships organized by the USGA and the Royal & Ancient, including three professional "Major Championships." In 2022, he competed in the US Senior Amateur and the British Senior Amateur. His golfing expertise also led him to represent the United States team in The Bridges Cup in South Korea. In this prestigious bi-annual amateur golf competition, he played a significant role in the team's victory.
Roger Hoit's achievements in golf are not limited to these championships; he has also excelled in several prestigious Amateur Invitational tournaments, including The Crump Cup and The George Thomas Invitational. Notably, he won the Metropolitan Golf Association IKE Stroke Play Championship in 2006 and has achieved multiple victories at The Baltusrol Invitational. His success is further underscored by over 30 Club Championships at various esteemed golf clubs.