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Susan M. Byrne
Chairman, Co-CIO

Susan M. Byrne is the Founder, Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Westwood Management Corp., a registered investment advisor. Founded in 1983, Westwood serves a variety of institutional clients, such as corporate pension funds, religious organizations, endowments and foundations. In addition, Westwood is the investment advisor to The WHG Funds, a family of open-ended mutual funds. Westwood Management currently manages approximately $8 billion in assets. Ms. Byrne is a member of both the New York and Dallas Societies of Securities Analysts. Ms. Byrne has over thirty-eight years of Wall Street portfolio management and plan sponsor experience.

Ms. Byrne is a member and former board member of the Committee of 200. Ms. Byrne is also a member of the board for the Southwestern Medical Foundation and the Presbyterian Communities and Services Foundation. She is a former member of the Investment Committee. Ms, Byrne is also a former board member of the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas Foundation and former Chair of their Investment Committee. She also served on the Governor’s Business Council and is a former board member of the Dallas Chapter of the International Women’s Forum. In addition, Ms. Byrne is a former member of the Board of the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), which oversees endowment and operating funds in excess of $13 billion. She is also a former board member for the City of Dallas Employees Retirement Fund.