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Comment: Draft initially appears well-supported by inline citations, but several are profiles from organisations to which Hobby had some affiliation; LinkedIn is not a reliable source, nor is a self-published family history; the Stewart link appears broken; the NYT article and the Texas Exes link appear firewalled so I could not verify them; the Houston Business Journal is also paywalled but at least appears to be significant. WP:GNG requires multiple significant coverage about Hobby [i.e. more than passing mentions] in reliable, independent, secondary sources. Paul W (talk) 14:13, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
Paul William Hobby | |
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 Paul Hobby in 2015 | |
| Born | September 10, 1960 Houston, Texas |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia (BA) University of Texas (JD) |
| Spouse | Janet McDonald Hobby |
| Children | 3 |
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Paul William Hobby (born September 10, 1960) is an American businessman and community leader. He is a founding partner of Genesis Park, a Houston-based private equity firm.
Early years
editBorn in Houston, Hobby is the son of former Texas Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby Jr. and book editor of the Houston Post, Diana Hobby.[1] He is the grandson of William P. Hobby Sr. and Oveta Culp Hobby. He attended the St. John’s School in Houston. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in History in 1982 and from the University of Texas School of Law with a JD in 1985.[2]
Professional career
editHobby started his career with Fulbright & Jaworski and in 1989 was appointed an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas,[3] where he prosecuted criminal offenses including financial fraud, public corruption, violent crime and narcotics violations. While on leave from the United States Department of Justice, he was chief of staff for Texas Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock in 1991.[4] He then executed a media software roll up, serving as executive chairman of the board for Columbine JDS Systems (“CJDS”) from 1993 to 1997.[5] CJDS provides back office software for the cable and broadcast industry and was sold to Big Flower Press in 1997.
In late 1999, Hobby co-founded Genesis Park, a regional private equity firm. He served as chairman of the board of CapRock Communications, as chairman and CEO of Alpheus Communications, and as chairman and CEO of Texas Monthly.[6]
On November 23, 2020, Genesis Park Acquisition Corp. (“GPNK”), a blank check company formed by Genesis Park, with Hobby serving as CEO and director, announced it priced its initial public offering. It was listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GNPK.U. The offering was consummated on November 27, 2020. GNPK merged with Redwire, a leading space infrastructure company, on September 2, 2021 and currently trades as NYSE:“RDW”.[7]
Hobby has served on a number of public company boards: specifically NRG (NYSE:NRG),[8] a merchant energy company with retail operations, Amegy Bank of Texas until its sale to Zions Bank in 2005, Stewart Title (NYSE:STC), Aronex Pharmaceuticals until its sale to Antigenics in 2001, FloTek (NYSE:FTK)[9] since 2019, and EGL Logistics until its sale to Apollo Management in 2007.
Public service
editHobby is former chairman of the Texas Ethics Commission, the Greater Houston Partnership, the Houston Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the Texas General Services Commission and the Texas Business Hall of Fame. He has served on the Board of Trustees of Baylor College of Medicine since 2005.[10]
Hobby ran for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in 1998.[11] After winning the Democratic nomination, he lost the general election with 49% of the vote compared with Republican Carole Keeton Rylander’s 49.5%.[12]
Hobby has served as a board member of Hermann Hospital, St. John’s School, Greater Houston Community Foundation, Covenant House Texas, Greater Harris County 911 Emergency Network, Texas Exes and University of Texas Law School Foundation. He was also a founding member of the University of Virginia Arts & Sciences Foundation.
Hobby published a book in 2023, “Glorious Tension – rediscovering our sacred middle ground in an age of extremism”.[13]
Awards and recognition
editReferences
edit- ^ Hlavaty, Craig. "Diana Hobby dies at age 83". Chron. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Candidate - Paul Hobby". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "The Hobby Family in Texas History" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Bob Bullock, a Titan of Texas Politics, Is Dead at 69". The New York Times. 1999-06-19. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Paul W. Hobby - Advisory". Stewart. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Paul Hobby LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Genesis Park Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $150 Million Initial Public Offering" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Board Member Paul Hobby". NRG Energy. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Paul W. Hobby - Investor Relations". Flotek Industries. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Board of Trustees". Baylor College of Medicine. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "GHP chairman Paul Hobby aims to put his mark on Houston". Houston Business Journal. 2014. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "1998 Election Results for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Hobby, Paul W. (16 May 2023). Glorious Tension – Rediscovering Our Sacred Middle Ground in an Age of Extremism. Propaganda Presents Incorporated. ISBN 978-1544541518.
- ^ "Texas Business Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award". Texas Exes. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Houston AAF Trailblazer Award". American Advertising Federation - Houston. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Onstead Award 2015 Greater Houston Partnership". YouTube. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 2024-04-01.