James Dondero

Active Investor

Founder & Principal at NexPoint

Dallas, Texas

James Dondero, Founder & Principal at NexPoint is an active investor based in Dallas, Texas. This profile covers what James Dondero backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Mr. James Dondero is the Founder and serves as Principal of NexPoint. He is the Founder and serves as Principal at NexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer at NexPoint Hospitality Trust. He brings more than three decades of expertise to his endeavors in alternative investments. Throughout his career, he has founded several integrated enterprises to oversee alternative investment strategies in real estate, private equity, high-yield, and structured credit. In addition to his role as the Portfolio Manager for the NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund. His leadership responsibilities extend to various officer and director roles in NexPoint's REITs, including NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc., NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., NexPoint Capital BDC, and NexPoint Real Estate Strategies Fund. He serves as an Executive Board Member at Southern Methodist University. He is the Founder of NexPoint Advisors. Beyond his duties at NexPoint, he holds multiple influential board positions, such as Chairman of NexBank Capital, Inc., Director and Chairman of the board at NexBank SSB, and Manager at SeaOne Holdings, LLC. Formerly, he was Chairman of Cornerstone Healthcare Group Holding, Inc., and director at Jernigan Capital, Inc. (now NexPoint Storage Company), MGM Holdings, Inc., and Texmark Timber Treasury. He graduated with the highest honors from the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce, earning dual majors in accounting and finance. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA), and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

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