Chad Fargason currently serves as Senior Portfolio Manager for Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an investment manager with approximately $15 billion under management. Mr. Fargason has been with Vaughan Nelson for more than ten years. Prior to joining Vaugh Nelson, he spent ten years with the global investment firm, KKR & Co., Inc. Mr. Fargason holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Rice University and both a Masters and Ph.D in Mathematics from Duke University.