Marketing/Operations

David Hays, CFA

Director, Marketing
Joined Firm: 2009
Investment Career Began: 1980

Biography

joined Caywood-Scholl in 2009. Dave is the Director of Marketing responsible for all new business activity. Prior to joining Caywood-Scholl, Dave was Co-Head of the Corporate Investment Grade Asset Management Team for Princeton Advisory Group. He began his investment career at Harris Investment Management in Chicago as a credit analyst, later becoming a Principal and Senior Portfolio Manager. In 1993, Dave joined CSI Asset Management where, as Vice President and Portfolio Manager, he was part of a team overseeing fixed income securities with responsibility for corporate and asset-backed securities. He left CSI in 1995 to join Dresdner RCM as the Corporate Strategist, becoming a Director in 1996. While at Dresdner RCM, Dave was responsible for determining and implementing the corporate sector strategy for the firm's fixed income assets, and he was a voting member of the Fixed Income Investment Policy Committee. In 2002, Dave joined WestLB Asset Management-Houston as Head of High Grade Credit Research and Senior Portfolio Manager. In addition to his other duties, in 2005 Dave was appointed Head of High Yield at WestLB-Houston. Dave graduated from Bucknell University with a bachelors degree in Accounting and received an MBA in Finance and Economics from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation since 1983.

 

Douan Phomsavanh

Vice President, Client Service and Operations
Joined Firm: 1999
Investment Career Began: 1999

Biography

joined Caywood-Scholl in 1999. Douan began her investment career at Caywood-Scholl as an employee in the firm’s operations department. Beginning in 2004, she began assuming client service and marketing responsibilities. She received her bachelors degree in Economics from the University of California at San Diego.

 

Ruth Gamet

Director, Operations and Administration
Joined Firm: 1992
Investment Career Began: 1983

Biography

joined Caywood-Scholl in 1992. Ruth manages the firm’s operations department. Prior to joining Caywood-Scholl, Ruth was a Senior Investment Operations Officer overseeing the supervision and training of staff in all areas of operations, including systems with Pacific Century Advisors/Security Pacific National Bank. She began her career in the investment industry in 1983 at Pacific Century.