Ownership & Management

Guy Watanabe, Majority owner, President and Founder of GW Capital, has 34 years investment experience - 20 with GW Capital. Mr. Watanabe is a member of the firm's investment committee with portfolio management responsibilities for both equity and fixed income clients. Mr. Watanabe began his career in 1976 at one of the Northwest's largest investment-management firms at the time, Kennedy Associates. As a Vice President and shareholder, he had direct responsibility for portfolio management and research analysis of equity and fixed income instruments. His clients included institutional pension and profit sharing plans as well as charitable endowment and trust funds. Mr. Watanabe's long-standing client relations and excellent performance record enabled him to found GW Capital, and to continue his record of service. Mr. Watanabe received his M.B.A. in Finance and B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Puget Sound. He is active in the investment community as reflected by his membership in the CFA Society of Seattle and the CFA Institute. He is also on the Board of Trustees for the University of Puget Sound and the Board of Trustees for the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.  

Tom Parkhurst, Co-owner, Principal & Senior Vice President, 20 years investment experience - 18 with GW Capital  - is a member of the firm's investment committee with portfolio management responsibilities for both equity and fixed income clients. He also acts as the firm's Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Parkhurst joined GW Capital in 1992 after serving as a portfolio manager/security analyst and head security trader for Puget Sound Bank Trust Department for two years. There, he was a member of the Investment Management Committee responsible for establishing and implementing investment strategy for the Trust Department's three equity common funds and three fixed income common funds. Mr. Parkhurst's background in portfolio management combines quantitative and fundamental research in fixed income and equity assets. He received his B.A. in Business and Finance from the University of Puget Sound. He is active in the CFA Society of Seattle, the CFA Institute, and the Northwest Bond Club.

Scott Mullet, Co-owner, Principal & Senior Vice President, 18 years investment experience - 7 with GW Capital - is a member of the firm's investment committee with portfolio management responsibilities for both equity and fixed income clients. Mr. Mullet also leads marketing and client service. He joined GW Capital in 2003 after working with the Quellos Group in Seattle as Associate Director of Investments for more than two years. His responsibilities there included product management, business development, and client service for fixed income products. He also researched and proposed investment strategies as a key member of the fixed income portfolio strategy team. Mr. Mullet began his investment career in 1992 with Western Asset Management Company in Pasadena, CA. During his 9-year tenure, he held managerial positions in product development, investment analytics, marketing and client service, finishing as a Product Specialist. Mr. Mullet received his M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA, and his B.A. from the University of Southern California. He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Seattle.