Robert Paul Gauntt

Current Employers

Employment History

• 03/2008 → 02/2019
  Avalon Advisors, Llc
  Houston, TX
• 02/2019 → Present
  Capital Creek Partners, Llc
  Austin, TX

Previous Registrations

• 2001-05-11 → 2019-02-20
  Avalon Investment & Advisory
  Houston, TX
  Houston, TX

Other Businesses

Effective 09/2017, Mr. Gauntt was appointed to the Board of The University of Texas Investment Management Company ("UTIMCO") and participates in the UTIMCO Compensation and Risk Committees. UTIMCO is a 501(c)(3) corporation engaged by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System to enhance the process by which various Funds' investments are governed and managed. UTIMCO is located at 401 Congress Ave, Suite 2800, Austin, TX 78701-3794. Mr. Gauntt is responsible for attending quarterly meetings as well as two to four committee meetings per year. As of 11/2017, Mr. Gauntt serves as an uncompensated advisory board member for Treaty Oak Equity LLC ("Treaty Oak"). Mr. Gauntt provides investment advice to Treaty Oak, which is an unregistered private equity firm located at 1013 Rio Grand St. Austin, TX, 78701. Mr. Gauntt's role at Treaty Oak involves attendance at 1-2 hour calls quarterly. These calls usually take place after trading hours but occasionally may occur during trading hours. Since 09/2019, Mr. Gauntt serves as a General Partner to Capstar Ventures LP ("Capstar"). Capstar is a venture capital fund investing in consumer companies, located at 1303 San Antonio Street, Suite 100, Austin, TX, 78701. Mr. Gauntt provides advisory services but is not actively involved in management or decision-making. Mr. Gauntt also assists Capstar with fundraising, but is not compensated for such activities. He attends occasional 1-2 hour meetings and sometimes makes introductions for fundraising purposes.

Exams

• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2012-05-24
• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  1997-05-30