Our
Team

With offices in Houston, Austin, Dallas, the Permian Basin, Beverly Hills, CA, and Nashville, TN. Americana Partners is run by a team of experienced portfolio managers and investment advisors with over 100 years of experience in wealth management.

Austin

  • Billy Busch

    Managing Director / Founding Partner

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  • Melissa Giles, CFP®

    Chief Platform Officer

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  • John Piland

    Senior Vice President /
    Business Development

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  • Christian Rodrigo

    Vice President / Product Operations

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  • Ronald E. Thacker

    Managing Director / President

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Dallas

  • 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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  • Mia Carrabba

    Associate / Private Wealth Services

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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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  • Allen Sabanovic

    Compliance Officer

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  • Paul Schaufele

    Vice President / Private Wealth Advisor

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Houston

  • Veronica Baez

    Executive Assistant / Executive Services

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  • Taylor Beckett

    Managing Director /
    Strategic Growth and M&A

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  • Fatina Benjamin

    Managing Director /
    Human Resources and Administration

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  • Ronnie Bencosme

    Associate / Transition Services

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  • George Biggs

    Executive Director /
    Sales and Business Development

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  • David M. Darst, CFA®

    Managing Director /
    Chief Investment Officer

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  • Jason Fertitta

    Chief Executive Officer /
    Founding Partner

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  • Ben Davidson, SE AWMA®

    Associate Vice President /
    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • William H. Carsey

    Senior Vice President /
    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Britton Daugbjerg

    Associate / Private Wealth Services

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  • Tamara Dupont

    Vice President /
    Alternatives Operations

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  • Bonnie Green

    Associate / Facilities Management

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  • Shannon Griffin

    Executive Director /
    Facilities Management

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  • Will Gutkowski CFP®

    Senior Vice President /
    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Bobby Jones

    Managing Director /
    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Ashlee Kegler

    Associate Vice President /
    Private Wealth Services

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  • Benjamin Lemley, CPA®

    Controller

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    Jean Malo, CFA®

    Managing Director /
    Portfolio Manager

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  • Myles Martin

    Analyst, Transitions Operations /
    Private Wealth Services

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  • Brandon Mitchell

    Senior Accountant / Finance

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  • Mike Mitchell

    Chief Financial Officer

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  • Michael Mithoff

    Managing Director /
    Alternative Investments

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  • M. H. Palmer Moldawer, CIMA®

    Managing Director /
    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Mark Monroe

    Senior Vice President /
    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Darian Moses

    Analyst, Transitions Operations /
    Private Wealth Services

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  • Robert Muse

    Managing Director /
    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Shereata Pontius

    Associate Vice President /
    Private Wealth Services

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  • Jeff Pusich

    Investor Platform Analyst /
    Wealth Operations

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  • Lynne Russell

    Associate Vice President /
    Private Wealth Services

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  • Franklin Ruben

    Private Wealth Advisor

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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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  • Kayla Sickman

    Vice President / Private Wealth Services

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  • Bobby Stillwell

    Managing Director /
    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Carter Ware

    Vice President / Alternative Investments

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  • Robert Wellington

    Chief Operating Officer

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  • Urte Zakarauskaite

    Associate / Core Technology Platforms

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  • Alex Zengo

    Managing Director /
    Chief Compliance Officer

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Permian Basin

  • Charles Bailey, Jr.

    Senior Vice President /
    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Chad Clary

    Senior Vice President /
    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Kennedy Earnest

    Analyst / PCFO Services

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  • Tori Eaton

    Associate / Private Wealth Services

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  • Casey Ginsbach

    Office Manager / PCFO Services

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  • Chris Ginsbach

    Executive Director / PCFO Services

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  • Ilse Hernandez

    Associate / PCFO Services

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  • Phillip Knight, CFP®

    Managing Director / Partner

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  • Amy Ogden, CFP®, CPWA®

    Senior Vice President / Partner

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  • Nicholas Perez

    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Leah Primera

    Director / PCFO Services

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  • Anna Reed

    Associate / Private Wealth Services

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  • Katie Rossman

    Director / PCFO Services

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  • Jordan Rundgren

    Vice President / Private Wealth Services

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  • J. Tom Snelson

    Associate / Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Andrea Spradley

    Associate / PCFO Services

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  • Paige Vickery

    Associate Vice President /
    PCFO Services

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  • Jake Walton

    Associate / Private Wealth Analyst

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Beverly Hills

  • Anna Breed

    Executive Assistant /
    Executive Services

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  • Matthew Celenza

    Managing Director / Partner

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    Thomas J. “TJay” Kowalchuk

    Executive Director /
    Private Wealth Services

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  • Cole Moniz

    Associate / Private Wealth Analyst

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  • Matthew A. Nussbaum, CFA®

    Director / Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Miles Stackpool

    Executive Director /
    Family Office Services

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Nashville

  • W.L. Gray, Jr.

    Managing Director /
    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Chris Brophy, CFP®

    Private Wealth Advisor

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  • Amy Matas

    Director / Private Wealth Services

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International

  • Javier I. A. Altimari

    Founder & Managing Partner /
    Americana Partners International

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  • María José Barrientos

    Executive Director /
    International Wealth Services

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  • Jorge Suárez-Vélez

    Founder & Managing Partner /
    Americana Partners International

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  • Daniel Ramirez Tirado

    Associate /
    International Private Wealth Services

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