John Fenoglio is a Principal in Live Oak Capital, Ltd. Prior to forming Live Oak Capital, John was the co-founder of Holliday Fenoglio in 1982 and continued as CEO of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, until his retirement from the firm in June, 1998. Under John’s direction, Holliday Fenoglio Fowler became the largest commercial mortgage banking firm in the United States with 25 offices nationwide, $10 billion in annual production, and a mortgage servicing portfolio of $7.6 billion.

Prior to forming Holliday Fenoglio, John was a Vice President and Co-Manager of the commercial real estate department of First Mortgage of Texas. He was responsible for the production of mortgage loans, joint ventures, investment sales and maintained client relations with 50 institutional investors.

Prior to his association with First Mortgage, John was an Assistant Vice President in the real estate investment and mortgage lending department of American General Insurance Company.

John graduated in 1972 with an MBA from Texas Christian University and received his BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1970. He is a licensed real estate broker and a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, Urban Land Institute, Chairman of Trees for Houston, a member of the Matagorda Bay Foundation, a board member of the Southwest YMCA, member of the Galveston Bay Conservation and Preservation Association. John has served on numerous panels, been a guest columnist for several trade journals, and has been a Guest Lecturer at Texas A&M University and Rice University.

John is a native Houstonian and has been active in the commercial real estate finance industry since 1973.