PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Thomas P. Meehan, President
Tom is the founder and President of Edgemoor and is chair of the firm’s Investment Selection Committee. Tom provides asset allocation advice, is the principal portfolio manager for Edgemoor and is the investment manager of an equity mutual fund. Before establishing Edgemoor in 1999, Tom was president of the Washington law firm Sherman, Meehan, Curtin & Ain, P.C., which he co-founded in 1968, and served as portfolio manager for the firm’s retirement plan. Tom holds a BA degree from Middlebury College and an LLB with Honors from Duke University Law School, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. After graduating from Duke, Tom was a Ford Foundation Prettyman Fellow at Georgetown University Law Center.
Timothy C. Coughlin, CFP® - Managing Director
Tim manages business development activities and is a member of Edgemoor’s Investment Selection Committee. Tim develops and manages client relationships and provides asset allocation advice and wealth management planning. Before joining Edgemoor in 2004, Tim was a banker for forty years, most recently President of Riggs National Corporation and CEO of Riggs Investment Advisors, Inc. which managed assets of over $1 billion. Tim is Chairman of WETA, President of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Foundation and is a Trustee with leadership responsibilities in investment and finance for the Washington National Cathedral, the Federal City Council, the Economic Club of Washington, the Corcoran Gallery of Art and The Alban Institute. He is also a member of the Finance and Investment Committee of the DC Bar Foundation. He holds a BA degree from Brown University and an MBA from New York University, and he served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves.
R. Jordan Smyth, Jr., CFA - Managing Director
Jordan manages business development activities and is a member of Edgemoor’s Investment Selection Committee. Jordan develops and manages client relationships, provides asset allocation advice and wealth management planning, conducts equities research and serves as co-manager of an equity mutual fund. Before joining Edgemoor in 2003, Jordan worked for nine years in investment banking, most recently as a Director in the mergers and acquisitions advisory group at Wachovia Securities. Jordan serves as a member of the board of the North Carolina Outward Bound School, as a member of the Phillips Academy Alumni Council, and as a member of the board and chair of the finance committee of the National Capital Area Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. He holds an MBA from Harvard’s Graduate School of Business Administration and was a Morehead Scholar at the University of North Carolina, where he received a BA in English with Highest Honors and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Paul P. Meehan, CFA - Managing Director
Paul manages Edgemoor’s trading operations, is the firm’s Chief Compliance Officer and is a member of Edgemoor’s Investment Selection Committee. Paul conducts research on equities and income investments, serves as co- manager of an equity mutual fund and is also Edgemoor’s comptroller. Before joining Edgemoor, Paul practiced law for five years with the federal government. He holds a JD, with Honors, from the Georgetown University Law Center and a BA in Government, with Honors and Distinction in All Subjects, from Cornell University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Gay S. Truscott, Senior Vice President
Gay manages business development activities and assists in relationship and portfolio management, financial planning and fixed income research. Before joining Edgemoor in January 2011, Gay worked as a Principal at Allied Capital Corporation, a $3 billion publicly-traded (NYSE: ALD) private investment fund. Prior to Allied Capital, Gay worked in commercial lending for The Chase Manhattan Bank in New York. Gay has served on the Alumni Council of Cornell University, on the Alumni Board of the National Cathedral School for Girls and on the Annual Fund Committee of the Beauvoir School. Gay holds a B.A. in Government and Economics from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences.
Christine J. Potts, Vice President
Chris manages Edgemoor’s client service activities and assists in trading and portfolio reporting. Before joining Edgemoor, Chris was employed in the investment advisory industry for 17 years, during which time she traded equity and fixed income securities, monitored markets for portfolio managers, managed research budgets and assisted in all aspects of operations. Most recently, Chris worked for 8 years as a Vice President and Head Equity Trader with Riggs Investment Advisors.
Sara R. Parker, Vice President
Sally manages Edgemoor’s administrative activities and assists in compliance and portfolio reporting. Before joining Edgemoor, Sally worked as Director of Administration for an investment advisory firm and as Office Manager and Tax Specialist for a CPA. Sally also worked as Vice President and Senior Credit Officer in the real estate division of American Security Bank. She holds a degree in Business Administration from George Washington University.
Anne B. Baker, Executive Assistant
Anne manages Edgemoor’s administrative activities and serves as an assistant to Edgemoor’s senior staff. Before joining Edgemoor, Anne worked in administrative roles for FF Development LP and Eaton Vance Management. She holds a degree in English from Villanova University.
