Mr. Walls is Managing Director of Pine State Regional Center, the sponsor of the Big River Steel EB-5 project, an I-924 approved New Commercial Enterprise. In addition, he is President and COO of Arkansas Capital Corporation, the owner of PSRC. Mr. Walls has more than 15 years of corporate finance experience and across various roles at Arkansas Capital, he has been involved in small business lending, venture capital, tax credit financing and EB-5 investment. Arkansas Capital has deployed in excess of $1.7 billion dollars to finance businesses and create jobs in Arkansas and the southwest region of the United States. Prior to his time at Arkansas Capital, Mr. Walls represented The Hartford with wire house clients and worked for a private foundation. Mr. Walls earned an undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. He is an active member in the Little Rock community and has served on numerous civic boards.