Our Team

Who we are today is a collective effort. Meet your Brookmont Capital Management team.
 

Robert Bugg, CFA

Principal

214-932-6696

rbugg@brookmontcapital.com

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

Mr. Bugg is a seasoned industry veteran, having managed portfolios for individuals, corporations, and foundations for 22 years. Before he founded Brookmont Capital, he served as the Senior Investment Manager for Comerica Bank’s Asset Management Department in Texas. In 2000, he helped launch and manage their Dividend Income Strategy. Prior to Comerica, he was Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst for AmSouth Bank and SunTrust Bank.

Mr. Bugg graduated from Huntingdon College with a BA in Marketing and History and from the University of Alabama with an MBA. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
 

Neal Scott

Principal

214-932-6647

nealscott@brookmontcapital.com

As principal at Brookmont Capital, Mr. Scott manages the firm’s fixed income and actively managed cash portfolios. He provides credit analysis for holdings in the Dividend Equity Strategy, directs the firm’s new business efforts, and serves on the Investment Policy Committee.

Mr. Scott brings a wealth of experience to the conference table, with 20 years in fixed income instruments, including all taxable and tax-exempt securities, short-term investments and preferred securities. Before joining Brookmont, Mr. Scott served for 10 years at Morgan Keegan in their institutional fixed income group.

Mr. Scott earned his finance degree from the University of Alabama.

Susan Begando

Trading/Compliance

214-932-6712

sbegando@brookmontcapital.com

Ms. Begando currently oversees the firm’s compliance efforts, equity and fixed income trading, and the execution of Brookmont Capital’s investment policies. She sits on the Investment Policy Committee as a compliance advisor and portfolio manager.

Ms. Begando has 25 years of experience in portfolio management trust administration and trust operations. She worked in the Asset Management Department at Comerica Bank from 1990 until 2007, when she joined our firm.

She graduated with a BS degree from Amberton University and an MBA from the University of Dallas in Sports and Entertainment Management.
 

Lindsay Lowery

Corporate Development

214-932-6855

llowery@brookmontcapital.com

Ms. Lowery joined Brookmont Capital in May 2009 to direct the firm’s Corporate Development activities.

Her previous experience includes Collateralized Debt Obligations Manager at LaSalle Bank in Chicago, Commercial Credit Analyst and Capital Market Derivatives for Regions Bank in Atlanta, and Private Client Services for Wells Fargo in San Francisco.

Ms. Lowery attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where she majored in Marketing and minored in Spanish. She received her MBA from the University of Memphis with an International Business concentration. Ms. Lowery also attended the Monterrey Institute of Technology in Monterrey, Mexico.