Investment Advisory Committee Members

Tom Tull, CFA | Trustee | Chairman

Tom Tull, CFA, with 40+ years of investment experience in both private and public capital markets was the Chief Investment Officer at the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) where he managed a $36 billion Trust. While at ERS Mr. Tull has been involved with over 200 completed investment transactions totaling $13 billion encompassing private equity, private real estate, global credit, hedge funds, and special situations.

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Ryan Bailey, CFA, FRM, CAIA, CMT | Outside Investment Professional

Ryan Bailey, CFA, FRM, CAIA, CMT, is the Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer for Carbonado Partners. Mr. Bailey is a recognized financial leader with 24 years of experience and a track record of building and leading complex investment offices that consistently outperform industry and department benchmarks.

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Michael Brown | Trustee

Mr. Brown is a Co-Founder and Managing Director for Adjunct Partners, LP (www.adjunctpartners.com) a boutique financial advisory firm focused on assisting emerging and lower middle market companies align their strategic business plans with the appropriate capital structure and assist them prepare a “deal ready” strategy for a liquidity event/exit within a 3-5 year time horizon.

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Rakesh Dahiya, CFA | Outside Investment Professional

Rakesh Dahiya, CFA is the Chief Investment Officer at Southern Methodist University (SMU).  Mr. Dahiya is responsible for oversight of the total SMU endowment, including the endowment pool assets, mineral interests, and planned giving assets. He works with the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees, setting agendas, developing policies, formulating investment strategies, as well as recommending specific investment managers and vehicles for carrying out the investment program.

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Ken Haben | Outside Investment Professional

Kenneth Haben retired as a Sergeant from the police department with over 38 years of service. Currently works for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as a Public Arbitrator. During his time with the department he was assigned to the Financial Investigations Unit supervising the Financial Crimes Squad and later to the Narcotics Division supervising the Money Laundering and Assert Forfeiture Squad.

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Jamil McNeal | Outside Investment Professional

Jamil McNeal, CFA, CAIA is the Director of Investments – Credit and Private Markets at True North Advisors, a Dallas-based wealth management RIA firm.

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Gene Needles | Outside Investment Professional

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Tony Scavuzzo | Trustee

Tony Scavuzzo, CFA is a Managing Principal at Castle Creek Capital, an alternative asset management firm focused on community banking. He sits on the Investment Committee for the Castle Creek funds and works with the board of directors at several portfolio companies including Mid Penn Bancorp (NASDAQ: MPB), Pathfinder Bancorp (NASDAQ: PBHC), Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ: EFSC), McGregor Bancshares, and First Bancshares of Texas. Previous board experience includes over a dozen other companies. He also serves on various board committees regarding governance, compensation, risk, and asset/liability management.

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Ken Shoji | Outside Investment Professional

Ken Shoji is a Managing Director and the Chief Investment Officer of View Capital Advisors, LLC, a wealth management firm in Dallas. At View Capital, Ken is responsible for all aspects of the investment process, from asset allocation to manager selection and risk management. Ken has 40 years of experience in trading, asset management and investment banking.

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