J. Ralph Linn III, JD, CFA

Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Truxton Wealth

Ralph Linn, JD, CFA, serves as Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Truxton Wealth. He is responsible for managing client portfolios and performing investment research and analysis.

Mr. Linn brings extensive investment experience across public and private markets, including equity portfolio management, pre-IPO investing, investment manager oversight, capital markets advisory, and investment banking. Prior to joining Truxton, he served as Senior Vice President at ICR, advising management teams and boards on investor relations, capital allocation, and strategic communications. Previously, he spent twenty years with the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, where he managed institutional public equity and private investment portfolios and developed quality-focused investment strategies. In addition to leading direct pre-IPO investment activities, he oversaw co-investment partnerships and external manager relationships with leading investment firms. Earlier in his career, he held investment banking roles with Dain Rauscher Wessels, RBC Capital Markets, and Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs.

Mr. Linn earned a joint Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor from Tulane University, where he was a Morton Aldrich Scholar for Academic Excellence. He received a Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in Accounting from Tulane University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a member of the CFA Society of Nashville and the Louisiana State Bar Association.