Gary Wunderlich

Gary Wunderlich is the President and CEO of PNFP Capital Markets, Inc. PNFP Capital Markets offers a full range of investment banking and capital markets products and services primarily focused on corporate middle-market clients. 

Prior to joining Pinnacle, Wunderlich founded Wunderlich Securities, Inc. in 1996 in Memphis, TN. He guided the firm’s growth over two decades into a full-service investment firm providing a range of financial services to individuals, corporations and institutional clients. The firm employed more than 400 associates and achieved revenues in excess of $120 million. In 2017, Wunderlich Securities became a wholly-owned subsidiary of B. Riley Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: RILY), a diversified financial services company. In 2019, Wunderlich founded Live Oak Merchant Partners, a merchant bank providing capital and advisory services. 

Wunderlich earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia and his MBA at the University of Memphis. He serves on the board of Navitas Semiconductor, Valuence Merger Corp., and several nonprofits, including the Memphis River Parks Partnership, ArtsMemphis and the Campbell Clinic Foundation. He is also on the advisory board of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).