Jordan E. Slone serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HGI and is a member of the Executive, Investment, and Credit Committees. Prior to forming HGI in 1985, Mr. Slone was the Co-Founder and Vice President of International Spring Corporation, a manufacturer of inner box springs for the mattress industry in Portsmouth, Virginia. The Slone family sold International Spring to Leggett and Platt, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, in 1986.