George E. Seay III, CFA, is a co-founder and the CEO of Annandale Capital. In his role, Mr. Seay focuses on the strategic goals of the firm, the investment manager selection process, and new business development efforts. Prior to his time at Annandale, Mr. Seay both founded and served as CEO of Seay Stewardship and Investment Company. A licensed attorney at law in the state of Texas, he worked previously for Locke Purnell Rain Harrell as a commercial litigator. He also has public policy experience through working for the Governor of Texas and the Deputy Secretary of State at the U.S. State Department in Washington. In addition to Mr. Seay’s leadership at Annandale, he serves on numerous Boards, including the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
• Investment Committee Member
• M.B.A., University of Texas at Austin, Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence
• J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law, Cum Laude
• B.A., University of Texas at Austin, Summa Cum Laude

Tom Shirley is the President of Annandale Capital. With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Mr. Shirley is responsible for the general direction of the firm and is involved in Annandale’s business development efforts. Prior to joining Annandale, Mr. Shirley served as the North Texas Commercial Market Executive for Bank of America in Dallas, Texas. During that time, Mr. Shirley managed 15 teams that covered companies with revenues of up to $2 billion and was responsible for $135 million in revenue. He has also served as President of Bank of America–Oklahoma, President of Bank of America–Corpus Christi, and Central Region Market Executive, Government Banking.
• Investment Committee Member
• Six-Sigma Green Belt Accreditation
• The National Commercial Lending Graduate School, University of Oklahoma
• B.A., Business Administration-Finance, University of Texas at Austin

Craig Wenning is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Annandale Capital. In his role, Mr. Wenning manages the firm’s operations and supervises the Client Services team. Prior to joining Annandale, Mr. Wenning served as the Sr. Director of Operations of Watermark Community Church and was the Vice President of Symmetry Capital Advisors, LLC, where he provided investment advisory services to high net worth families. Prior to business school, Mr. Wenning held various management roles in the technology startup LifeMinders.com. His efforts culminated in helping take LifeMinders public on the NASDAQ. Previously, he worked in investment banking as an analyst at Friedman Billings Ramsey.
• Investment Committee Member
• M.B.A., Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Arjay Miller Scholar
• B.S., Accounting, Clemson University, Magna Cum Laude with Departmental Honors

Dhruv Maniktala, CFA, is Annandale Capital’s Director of Global Investment Management and Manager Research. In his role, Mr. Maniktala focuses on asset allocation, manager selection, and continual manager due diligence. He has extensive experience as a Wall Street analyst and investment manager. Prior to joining Annandale, Mr. Maniktala served as Vice President at Wachovia Securities and was responsible for a $1 billion equity portfolio. Previously, he was a part of the manager research team at Russell Investment Group that managed over $100 billion in assets.
• Investment Committee Member
• M.B.A., University of Georgia, Summa Cum Laude
• B.S., Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)