Portfolio Managers

Ron serves as the Managing Director for First National Asset Management. Ron's 22 year career in investment management includes 18 years with Commercial Federal Bank in Omaha, Nebraska serving as an Investment Portfolio Manager and Secondary Mortgage Marketing Manager. Ron joined First National Bank in March 2006. He received his Bachelors in Business Administration from Creighton University in 1981 and Masters in Business Administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1985.

Travis serves as a Principal for First National Asset Management. With over 13 years of industry experience, he is responsible for security selection and portfolio construction on all actively managed taxable bond portfolios. Prior to joining First National in 2000, he began his career at Commerzbank AG, in Frankfurt, Germany, where he also studied financial economics on a Fulbright Scholarship. He received his Bachelors in Economics from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1997 and Masters in Economics from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2006. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2002 and is a member of the CFA Institute and a board member of the CFA Society of Nebraska.

Mary Anne joined First National Bank in February 2009 as a Senior Analyst for the Fixed Income Team. She is responsible for security selection and portfolio construction on all actively managed taxable bond portfolios. Her prior experience includes three years as an Institutional Investment Consultant with Jeffrey Slocum and Associates in Minneapolis, Minnesota, five years as a Leveraged Loan Credit Analyst with MetLife Investments in Morristown, New Jersey and four years in public accounting. She received her Bachelors in Accounting from Creighton University in 1994 and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from New York University in 2000. Mary Anne earned her Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2004 and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Nebraska.