Charles W. Cole
Profile
Mr. Cole joined Legg Mason Trust in 1999.
Previously, he was Vice-Chairman of Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company.
He had joined Brown in 1994 after a 34 year career in the financial services industry, including ten years as President, CEO and Chief Administrative Officer of First Maryland Bancorp and its principal subsidiary, First National Bank of Maryland.
During his ten years as CEO of First Maryland, the company compiled a compounded annual earnings growth rate greater than 20% - a record unmatched by the largest 100 bank holding companies in the country.
Mr. Cole serves as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Maryland Systems, the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland and University of Maryland College Park Foundations, where he is Chairman of the Finance and Investment committee.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of Provident Bancshares Corporation and Provident Bank of Maryland.
He is also Chairman of the Investment committee for the France Merrick Foundation and is a member of the Medstar Health Investment Committee.
Mr. Cole received his B.A.
in Economics from Washington & Lee University and his LLB from University of Maryland School of Law.
Former positions of Charles W. Cole
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Provident Bankshares Corp.
 Provident Bankshares Corp. Regional BanksFinance Provident Bankshares Corp. provides commercial banking services. Its principal activities include acceptance of deposits and lending loans. It offers various financial services comprising securities brokerage, investment management, and related insurance services. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. | Director/Board Member | 2006-05-16 |
1919 Investment Counsel LLC
 1919 Investment Counsel LLC Investment ManagersFinance 1919 Investment Counsel LLC (1919ic) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). On November 2014, Stifel acquired 1919ic from Legg Mason, Inc. Prior to and as a result of this acquisition, the firm changed its name from Legg Mason Investment Counsel LLC to 1919 Investment Counsel LLC. 1919ic provides comprehensive investment counsel services to both individual and institutional clients, and financial planning and family office services to individual clients. | Chairman | - |
Training of Charles W. Cole
| Washington & Lee University | Undergraduate Degree |
| University of Maryland | Graduate Degree |
Experiences
Positions held
Linked companies
| Private companies | 2 |
|---|---|
Provident Bankshares Corp.
Provident Bankshares Corp. Regional BanksFinance Provident Bankshares Corp. provides commercial banking services. Its principal activities include acceptance of deposits and lending loans. It offers various financial services comprising securities brokerage, investment management, and related insurance services. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD. | Finance |
1919 Investment Counsel LLC
1919 Investment Counsel LLC Investment ManagersFinance 1919 Investment Counsel LLC (1919ic) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). On November 2014, Stifel acquired 1919ic from Legg Mason, Inc. Prior to and as a result of this acquisition, the firm changed its name from Legg Mason Investment Counsel LLC to 1919 Investment Counsel LLC. 1919ic provides comprehensive investment counsel services to both individual and institutional clients, and financial planning and family office services to individual clients. | Finance |
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