Profile
Dr. Catherine S.
Woodruff is a Managing Director of Equity Management at Avalon Advisors LLC.
She has over 30 years of investment management experience.
Prior to joining Avalon Advisors, Dr. Woodruff Co-Founder of Houston Global Investors, LLC, a Houston-based Registered Investment Advisor, managing global, domestic and international equity and balanced portfolios for institutions and individuals.
Previously she was Managing Partner and Director of Equities at Davis Hamilton Jackson & Associates, where she managed both large cap and mid cap equities during her 15-year tenure.
Past positions include Portfolio Manager at Citicorp Investment Management, Equity Analyst at Texas Commerce Bank, and Economist at the Louisiana State Planning Office.
She also has several years of research and teaching experience in finance and economics at the University of Houston, Michigan State University, Louisiana State University, and the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Woodruff earned a Ph.D.
in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin and M.S.
and B.A.
degrees in Economics from Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge.
She is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Former positions of Catherine Sherman Woodruff
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Avalon Advisors LLC
 Avalon Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Avalon Advisors LLC, do-business-as Avalon Investment & Advisory (Avalon), is a wealth management firm and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2001 by Henry Lartigue, Willie Langston and Kevin Lilly. They were acquired in 2023 by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX) in Canada through its indirect subsidiaries. Avalon provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice, asset allocation and related services to high net-worth separate account clients and institutional investors. The firm also acts as investment manager for several privately placed pooled investment funds. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2015-08-28 |
| Chancellor Capital Management, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Houston Global Investors, LLC
 Houston Global Investors, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Houston Global Investors, LLC provides investment advisory services. The company was founded by Jean Pierre Malo and Catherine Sherman woodruff and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Founder | - |
University of Houston
 University of Houston Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1992-12-30 |
| Texas Commerce Bank, NA (Lubbock, Texas) | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1984-12-30 |
Training of Catherine Sherman Woodruff
| Louisiana State University | Graduate Degree |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Doctorate Degree |
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| Private companies | 5 |
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Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP
 Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP Investment ManagersFinance Garcia Hamilton & Associates LP (GH&A) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded as Davis Hamilton Jackson & Associates LP in 1988 by Robert Davis, Jack Hamilton and Alfred Jackson. They offer high-quality fixed income strategies for institutional investors. GH&A became a Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) signatory in 2019. | Finance |
| Texas Commerce Bank, NA (Lubbock, Texas) | Finance |
Avalon Advisors LLC
Avalon Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Avalon Advisors LLC, do-business-as Avalon Investment & Advisory (Avalon), is a wealth management firm and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 2001 by Henry Lartigue, Willie Langston and Kevin Lilly. They were acquired in 2023 by CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX) in Canada through its indirect subsidiaries. Avalon provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advice, asset allocation and related services to high net-worth separate account clients and institutional investors. The firm also acts as investment manager for several privately placed pooled investment funds. | Finance |
Houston Global Investors, LLC
Houston Global Investors, LLC Investment ManagersFinance Houston Global Investors, LLC provides investment advisory services. The company was founded by Jean Pierre Malo and Catherine Sherman woodruff and is headquartered in Houston, TX. | Finance |
| Chancellor Capital Management, Inc. | Finance |
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