Robert P. Gauntt
Robert P. Gauntt
Founding Partner
President, Avalon Asset Management
Robert received his BBA from the University of Texas in Austin, where he played Varsity Baseball for the 1983 NCAA Division I National Championship team. He worked for Paine Webber Inc. in New York and London before entering the University of Texas Graduate School of Business, where he received his MBA in 1990. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1990 and was directly involved in equity portfolio management for private clients. At Morgan Stanley, Robert was responsible for the management of equity portfolios as well as advising families on asset allocation. Previously, Robert was the Director/President of H.O.P.E. Worldwide in Houston, President of the Board for his local congregation, a former member of the McCombs School of Business Advisory Council at UT and served on the Texas Growth Fund Board. He currently serves on the Board of West University Little League, the Endowment Committee at River Oaks Baptist School, Provision Charter School and serves on the UT Chancellor's Council Executive Committee. In 2008, Robert was appointed to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees ($100 billion fund, serving 1.3 ml teachers) and formerly served as the Chairman of the Investment Committee.