Danny Phillips

Danny Phillips is owner of the Diamond P Longhorn Ranch in Lindale, Texas, and manages his own financial investments. Mr. Phillips serves on the board of a number of community and higher education organizations. He has served on the board for Fortress since 2006, and as its Chairperson from 2007-2015. He also serves on the board of regents at Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., and on the investment board of Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. Additionally, he is a member of the board of directors for Taigan.com and Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the largest provider of workers’ compensation insurance in Texas.

After starting his career as a certified public accountant, Mr. Phillips served in various financial and executive roles at Harken Energy Corporation, Aloha Petroleum and AdvancePCS, among others. As the Chief Financial Officer at AdvancePCS, Mr. Phillips helped grow the firm from a small, privately owned company into a Fortune 500 corporation that became the largest provider of pharmacy benefit management services in the nation.