Our
Team
With offices in Houston, Austin, Dallas, and the Permian Basin, Americana Partners is run by a team of experienced portfolio managers and investment advisors with over 100 years of experience in wealth management.
Austin
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Ronald E. Thacker
Managing Director / President
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Billy Busch
Managing Director / Founding Partner
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Melissa Giles, CFP®
Executive Director / Portfolio & Platform Management
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John Piland
Senior Vice President / Business Development
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Dallas
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Sheldon Busch, CFP®
Managing Director / Founding Partner
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Josh Caltrider, CIMA®
Managing Director / Founding Partner
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John Carlisle
Managing Director
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Jay Ellis
Senior Vice President / Private Wealth Advisor
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Michelle Holmes
Associate Vice President / Private Wealth Services
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Janel Lyan
Associate / Private Wealth Services
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Paul Schaufele
Vice President / Private Wealth Advisor
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Allen Sabanovic
Compliance Officer
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David Warhoftig
Director of Trading
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Houston
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Jason Fertitta
Chief Executive Officer / Founding Partner
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Robert Wellington
Managing Director / Founding Partner
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David M. Darst, CFA®
Managing Director / Chief Investment Officer
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Alex Zengo
Managing Director / Chief Compliance Officer
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Fatina Benjamin
Executive Director / Human Resources
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Shannon Griffin
Executive Director / Office Management & Technology
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George Biggs
Executive Director / Sales and Business Development
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Benjamin Athens
Vice President / Private Wealth Advisor
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Gabe Cassell
Vice President / Private Wealth Advisor
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Ben Davidson
Private Wealth Advisor
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Britton Daugbjerg
Associate / Private Wealth Services
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Tamara Dupont
Associate / Private Wealth Services
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Bonnie Green
Associate / Office Management & Technology
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Daniel Harrison
Private Wealth Advisor
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Bobby Jones
Managing Director / Private Wealth Advisor
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Jean Malo, CFA®
Private Wealth Advisor
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Michael Mithoff
Managing Director / Private Equity
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Robert Muse
Managing Director / Private Wealth Advisor
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Shereata Pontius
Associate / Private Wealth Services
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Lynne Russell
Associate / Private Wealth Services
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Joe Savery
Vice President / Private Wealth Advisor
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Johnathan Schnitzer
Managing Director / Private Wealth Advisor
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Bobby Stillwell
Chief Financial Officer / Advisor
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Urte Zakarauskaite
Investment Analyst / Investment Operations
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Permian Basin
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Chad Clary
Senior Vice President / Private Wealth Advisor
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Phillip Knight, CFP®
Managing Director / Partner
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Amy Lawler, CFP®, CPWA®
Senior Vice President / Partner
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Charles Bailey, Jr.
Senior Vice President / Private Wealth Advisor
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Jordan Rundgren
Vice President / Private Wealth Services
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Tori Eaton
Associate / Private Wealth Services
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Kaitlin Fossen
Associate / Private Wealth Services
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Nicholas Perez
Associate Vice President / Private Wealth Services
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Anna Reed
Associate / Private Wealth Services
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J. Tom Snelson
Associate / Private Wealth Advisor
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Jake Walton
Investment Analyst / Investment Operations
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International
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Jorge Suárez-Vélez
CEO and Founding Partner of
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Americana Partners International -
Javier I. A. Altimari
Founder and Managing Partner of
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María José Barrientos
Executive Director, International Wealth Services
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