Katy is enthusiastic, forward-thinking, and resolute about delivering measurable performance results for investors. She is a graduate of Columbia University in New York, New York, and has over 25 years of investment experience.
Kathryn built her knowledge working at Dean Witter and Charles Schwab, having been promoted quickly through diverse management roles. She specialized in areas including institutional equity trading and municipal credit, and spearheaded development of new portfolio management processes for affluent clients. From 2004-2009, she headed operations for a start-up international coffee company, and delivered financial performance enabling them to advance from angel-investor private-equity financing to an initial public offering of stock. In 2009, she relocated from California to the beautiful coast of South Carolina, where she founded Pawleys Investment Advisors and Pawleys Capital Management. In 2012, Kathryn was appointed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as a securities Arbitrator. A Columbia University, New York, NY graduate holding her B.A., Kathryn also holds a Master’s Certificate in Six Sigma Process Improvement from Villanova University in Philadelphia, PA. For 13 years, Kathryn has volunteered in Winter Park, CO with the National Sports Center for the Disabled teaching blind skiers and skiers with various physical and cognitive disabilities, including terminally ill children.