Chris R. Andress

Towle & Co. (Towle) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded by J. Ellwood Towle in 1981. Towle manages public equity portfolios for families and institutions on a fully discretionary basis.

Washington Capital Management, Inc. (WaCap) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1977, WaCap provides both privately offered commingled pooled investment funds (including feeder funds) and separately managed accounts. The firm serves as an investment manager primarily for institutional investors and accounts, such as pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and governmental entities.