INVESTMENT TEAM

Richard O'Leary, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager
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Richard O'Leary founded Red Hills Capital in 2001 and has over ten years of professional experience managing client and business accounts. A student of the mathematics underlying investing, Richard is well-educated in portfolio management theory and its implementation.

Richard graduated from Texas A&M as a National Merit Scholar with a B.S. degree in Geophysics and had been a doctoral candidate at Texas A&M prior to making the professional switch to researching the financial markets. He brings personal and professional experience from trading within the stock, bond, mutual fund, and futures markets to managing his clients' accounts.

Richard is also the only AP Calculus teacher in the history of John Paul II Catholic High School. He is currently working with his 5th class since 2005.

William C. Lamb, Jr., Managing Partner
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William C. Lamb, Jr. is a life long resident of Tallahassee where his family has lived for over four generations. He graduated from Maclay School in 1987 and went on to earn his B.A. in Business Administration from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.

Since graduation, he has worked in the banking industry as a real estate appraiser, commercial lender, and branch manger of a local bank in Tallahassee. William also worked with Morgan Stanley as a financial advisor for 4 years. He was the second person in the history of the Tallahassee office to win the National Sales Directors Award and one of two financial advisors in the country asked to address the training class in New York.

During his time at Morgan Stanley, he managed portfolios for individuals as well as corporate retirement plans using a wide range of securities and strategies.

William assists in portfolio management, and focuses on business development and day-to-day management of the business.

He currently serves on committees for both Maclay School and St. Peter's Anglican Church.

Ross Obley, CFA
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Ross Obley is very pleased to join the entrepreneurial environment of Red Hills Capital after a 20 year career with the Capital City Bank Group. Ross has been managing client portfolios since 1990, and earned the coveted Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation for investment professionals in 2000. He is experienced in all major aspects of investment management and focuses on risk adjusted, after tax returns for both individual and institutional clients. The investment process begins with a thorough understanding of the client's investment goals, risk profile, and other pertinent circumstances. Client portfolios may include individual stocks, taxable and tax exempt bonds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), mutual funds, and REITs.

Ross concluded his banking career as a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for Capital City Trust Company (CCTC). Prior to joining CCTC, he managed the audit and loan review function for the Capital City Bank Group. Previous professional experience included 6 years in Orlando, Florida as a bank examiner with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Ross earned an M.B.A. from The Florida State University and his B.A. from the University of Florida. Community involvement has included Board positions at the Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science, Sprint Championship (LPGA Golf Tournament), Centel Classic (PGA Tour event), and on the Florida A&M Planned Giving Advisory Committee. Other volunteer activities consisted of tutoring at Sealey Elementary School and delivering for Meals on Wheels. Ross also is a photographer for the Florida State University Athletic Department and was recently featured in a nature photography exhibit at the Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science.