General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> March 17, 2015
Ron C. Dugan, CFA, CPA, is Vice President and Investment Officer of GuideStone Funds. Ron Dugan joined GuideStone in August 2010 as Global Investment Strategist. In September 2013, Mr. Dugan was elected President of GuideStone Capital Management LLC. As President, Mr. Dugan leads the activities of GSCM. He works in cooperation with the Chief Investment Officer in the strategic planning of global investment management matters, including the development of investment strategies, objectives and policies. He also serves as a strategy resource for asset class research, asset allocation strategies, fund construction and investment manager research activities. He is a member of GuideStone’s Investment Strategy Group. Prior to joining GuideStone, Mr. Dugan spent 10 years at Russell Investments in Tacoma, Washington, as Managing Director, Equities. Mr. Dugan was responsible for portfolio managers and research analysts in the areas of global, non-U.S., emerging markets, public real estate and Canadian equities. Previously, he was at the Baptist Foundation of Texas where he was Chief Investment Officer, specializing in the management of endowment and planned giving assets. He also served as an investment officer and financial accountant at the Meadows Foundation. He began his career as a staff auditor at Price Waterhouse — now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP — in Dallas. Mr. Dugan earned a Master of Science degree in finance from University of Texas at Dallas and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from Texas A&M University. He is a CFA charterholder, and holds the Series 7, 26 and 66 securities registrations. His professional affiliations include the CFA Institute, CFA Society of Dallas-Fort Worth, American Institute of CPAs and the Texas Society of CPAs. Profile
John R. Jones, CFA, CLU, is President of GuideStone Funds. John Jones joined GuideStone Financial Resources in January 1989 and was elected Senior Vice President in February 1990. Following his tenure in the Investment Division, Mr. Jones was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of GuideStone in February 1998. Mr. Jones came to GuideStone from the position of Senior Vice President-Trust and Head of the Institutional Trust Division for InterFirst Bank, currently Bank of America. He also had prior experience with a major life insurance company in the development, marketing and administration of employee benefit plans. Mr. Jones earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas and holds the Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Analyst designations. Profile
TWST: Give us some history of GuideStone Funds.
Mr. Jones: Our parent organization is GuideStone Financial Resources, whose history goes back to 1918. GuideStone Funds is a