M. JAY TREES
Chairman

JACQUELINE MOSS
President & Chief Operating Officer

SCOTT NEWHALL
Chief Investment Officer

TINA FITZWATER
Vice President of Administration


M. JAY TREES, Chairman, is the founder of Trees Investment Counsel. He has over 30 years of experience in providing clients with high quality portfolio management services.

Business Background

  • Co-founder and President of Trees Front Associates Inc., 1994
  • Founder and President of Trees Trust and Investment Counsel, 1982
  • Vice President in the Personal Trust Investment Division of the Northern Trust Company, 1966-1982

Education

  • MBA from the University of Chicago in Finance, 1970
  • Honors degree from Princeton University in Economics, 1966
  • Received Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute
  • Chartered Investment Counselor from the Investment Counsel Association of America

Charitable and Business Affiliations

  • Member of the Board of Managers of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago
  • Trustee of the Nature Conservancy in Illinois
  • Member of the City of Lake Forest Police Pension Board
  • Member of the Economics Club of Chicago, Commonwealth Club of Chicago, the CFA Society of Chicago and the CFA Institute

JACQUELINE MOSS
President & Chief Operating Officer

Business Background

  • Research Analyst at Thomas Weisel Partners and Montgomery Securities, San Francisco, 1998-2001
  • Research Analyst at Janus Funds, Denver, Summer 1997
  • Financial Analyst in Corporate Finance at Montgomery Securities, San Francisco, 1994-1996
  • Research Associate in Domestic Policy at The Heritage Foundation, Washington D.C., 1993-1994

Education

  • MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Finance and Accounting, 1998
  • Honors degree from Princeton University in Economics with a concentration in Politics, 1993
  • Received Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute

Charitable and Business Affiliations

  • Founding Chairman of the Board of METROsquash; Current Board Member
  • Member of the Finance Committee for US Squash Association
  • Board Member of The University Club of Chicago
  • Member of CFA Society of Chicago, The Economics Club of Chicago,  and CFA Institute

SCOTT NEWHALL
Chief Investment Officer

Business Background

  • Research Analyst at ABN AMRO Asset Management, Chicago, 2003-2006
  • Director of Research for Domestic Equities at Concord Trust Company, Chicago, 2000-2003
  • Equity Analyst for the Merrill Lynch Basic Value Fund at Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Princeton, 1994-2000

Education

  • Bachelors degree from Pomona College in Mathematical Economics, 1994
  • Received Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute

Charitable and Business Affiliations

  • Member of CFA Society of Chicago and CFA Institute

TINA FITZWATER
Vice President of Administration

Education

  • Masters of Science in Finance degree from DePaul University’s Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, 2002
  • Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign in Finance with a concentration in Banking, 1994

 

 
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