Co-founder and Managing Partner 

Kneeland Youngblood has extensive investment experience, having served from 1993 to 1999 on the board of the $100 billion Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS). In his capacity as a trustee, he was actively involved in hiring investment advisors, determining asset allocations and formulating investment/benefit policies. He served as chairman of the Fund’s Real Estate Committee, where he directed a major restructuring of the $1.4 billion portfolio. He also served on the Board of Directors and developed direct private equity experience with the Texas Growth Fund, a $500 million private equity fund providing growth and expansion capital. Mr. Youngblood is also a Chairman of the board of the American Beacon Funds, a $20 billion investment affiliate of American Airlines. Mr. Youngblood’s other board memberships include: Burger King, Starwood Hotels and Resorts and the City of Dallas Employee Retirement System. He is also a Director Emeritus of iStar Financial, a NYSE publicly traded REIT, and a Director Emeritus of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation. Mr. Youngblood is a founder of Pharos Capital Group. He is a graduate of Princeton University, and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.