Robert Bugg, CFA
Principal, Chief Investment Officer
rbugg@brookmontcapital.com
214-932-6696

Mr. Bugg has 21 years of experience in managing portfolios for individuals, corporations, and Foundations. For eleven years, Mr. Bugg served as the Senior Investment Manager for Comerica Bank’s Asset Management Department in Texas. In 2000, he helped launch and manage the Dividend Income Strategy, which became the most successful investment product in the history of Asset Management. While at Comerica, he also launched and authored a weekly newsletter that grew to more than 18,000 initial readers.

Prior to his employment at Comerica, Mr. Bugg served as a Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst for AmSouth Bank and SunTrust Bank. He graduated from Huntingdon College with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and History. He earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Alabama with a concentration in International Business. Mr. Bugg is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the DFW CFA Society. Mr. Bugg has been quoted in major newspapers worldwide and has authored several investment related articles.

At Brookmont Capital, Mr. Bugg’s responsibilities include the Dividend Equity Strategy and Managed ETF Strategy. Mr. Bugg serves on the Investment Policy Committee and directs the firm’s asset allocation models

Neal Scott
Principal, Fixed Income Manager
nealscott@brookmontcapital.com
214-932-6647

Mr. Scott brings 18 years of experience in fixed income instruments, including taxable and tax-free bonds. During that time, Mr. Scott developed relationships in numerous geographical markets and included banks, insurance companies, investment firms, and non-profit agencies.

Prior his employment at Brookmont Capital, Mr. Scott spent nine years at Morgan Keegan in their Birmingham, Alabama office. Previous employment also includes institutional fixed income sales with Compass Bank. He graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.

At Brookmont, Mr. Scott manages the firm’s fixed income and actively managed cash portfolios. He also directs the firm’s new business efforts and serves on the Investment Policy Committee.

Susan Begando
Portfolio Manager, Compliance Officer
sbegando@brookmontcapital.com
214-932-6712

Ms. Begando has 24 years of experience in portfolio management, trust administration and trust operations and marketing.

Prior to her employment at Brookmont Capital, Ms. Begando spent seventeen years working in the Asset Management Department at Comerica Bank. She graduated from Amberton University with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing. She earned her Master of Business Administration from the University of Dallas with a concentration in Sports and Entertainment Management.

At Brookmont Capital, Ms. Begando is responsible for the firm’s compliance efforts, equity and fixed income trading, and the execution of Brookmont Capital’s investment policies.

Lindsay R. Lowery
Director of Corporate Development
llowery@brookmontcapital.com
214-932-6855

Ms. Lowery has five years of experience in wealth management, underwriting, fixed income instruments, and consulting.

Prior to her employment at Brookmont Capital, Ms. Lowery worked with LaSalle Bank in Chicago as a Collateralized Debt Obligations Manager, Regions Bank in Atlanta as a Commercial Credit Analyst and Capital Market Derivatives, and Wells Fargo Bank in Palo Alto in Private Client Services. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Southern Methodist University with a major in Marketing and a minor in Spanish. She earned her Master of Business Administration from the University of Memphis with a concentration in International Business and also attended the Monterrey Institute of Technology in Monterrey, Mexico.

At Brookmont Capital, Ms. Lowery is responsible for the firm’s corporate development activities.