Ted Gardner, CFA®

Senior Vice President, Senior Portfolio Manager

Ted Gardner is Senior Vice President and a Portfolio Manager in the energy infrastructure complex at Westwood. Ted formerly served as portfolio manager and director of research at RDG Capital LLC, a Houston-based asset management firm specializing in energy infrastructure, prior to its acquisition by Salient in 2011. Previously, Ted served as a research analyst with Raymond James and Associates covering approximately 35 MLPs in the pipeline, midstream, propane, maritime, and coal industries. Ted is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, Cameron School of Business in Houston, Texas.