The Economic Club of Texas is a network of senior investors, financial leaders, and executives at the forefront of Texas’s economic landscape. It includes CIOs from major institutions, partners across asset management and private markets, and corporate leaders from across the state’s leading industries.
The Club’s programming is designed to balance headline speakers with intimate gatherings that encourage genuine dialogue.
In-depth conversations with CEOs, CIOs, policymakers, and thought leaders on topics of strategic importance to Texas and global markets.
Regular gatherings that highlight regional opportunities, local entrepreneurs, and institutional investors across Texas.
Small, curated discussions where members compare notes on investment themes, capital flows, risk management, and firm-building.
Focused forums on public equities, private credit, real assets, venture capital, and family office governance.
Informal events that reinforce the Club’s relationship-driven culture and create space for new connections.
The Club does not advocate for specific policies, candidates, or products. Our role is to provide a trusted forum where members and guests explore ideas freely.
We welcome a broad range of perspectives and expect discussions to be rigorous, candid, and respectful.
Many events are held off the record to encourage open dialogue and the sharing of hard-earned experience and judgment.
Our focus is on the Texas financial community, but our conversations and relationships are global in reach.
Founder and Chairman of the Economic Club of Texas and Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at Austin-based Liberty Park Capital Management. Previously in equity research at Sidoti and Morgan Stanley’s investment management division; named to the Wall Street Journal’s 2011 Best on the Street list as a “Master Stock Picker.”
Founder and Chairman of Bares Capital Management (BCM), a concentrated, long-only equity strategy with a qualitative, bottom-up research-focused firm founded in 2000.
Partner, Co-Portfolio Manager and Director of Research at Liberty Park Capital Management in Austin. Joined in 2015 and leads the firm’s research workflow and portfolio reviews. BBA in Finance (honors), minor in Accounting, The University of Texas at Austin.
Co-Founder and CEO of Republic Square, an Austin-based marketplace lending firm focused on helping middle-market companies raise debt. More than a dozen years of experience consulting and raising capital across industries.
Senior Managing Director, Public Markets at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, overseeing market equity assets including hedge funds and related strategies. Serves on TRS investment committees, is a trustee of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments, and holds an MBA from Stanford University.
Principal at Mithril Capital Management. Previously an equity analyst at Sigma Capital Management, Surveyor Capital, and OSS Capital Management. Studied at Yale University.
Co-Founder and President of Republic Square. Previously worked in the securities industry at firms including Westlake Securities and Tejas Securities Group in Austin, and HC Wainwright in New York.
Founder, CEO and CIO of Atom Investors, a global multi-manager market-neutral hedge fund. Previously founded Novus and served as its Chairman and CEO; earlier at Merrill Lynch and Ivy Asset Management. Economics degree from the University of Virginia.
Charles “Chuck” Murphy convenes a small group of like-minded fund managers for an informal gathering in Westlake, Austin.
Attendance at quarterly meetings expands from a handful of investors to roughly fifty regular participants, supported by a growing distribution list across the Texas investment community.
The group formalizes as The Austin Exchange, moving from casual meet-ups to organized events with dedicated venues and advance reservations.
Members overwhelmingly endorse a dues-based model to preserve the organization’s independence. The first website launches with a member directory, community forum, and integrated dues payment.
Inaugural Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Gerard O’Reilly (Co-CEO and CIO, Dimensional Fund Advisors) and David Veal (CIO, Employees Retirement System of Texas).
The organization expands beyond Austin with its first Dallas event and adopts the name Economic Club of Texas to reflect its broader mandate.
Kullen Kifer is appointed the Club’s first Chief Executive Officer; Chuck Murphy becomes Chairman — kicking off a comprehensive technology and professionalization initiative.
