Westwood Holdings Group Inc.
A Dallas-based investment firm that runs portfolios — value equity, multi-asset, and energy strategies — for institutions, pension funds, and wealthy private clients through mutual funds, separately managed accounts, and ETFs. Founder Susan Byrne started it in 1983 after breaking into finance as a Wall Street secretary, teaching herself investment analysis by editing analysts' research reports. The firm went public in 2002 and trades on the New York Stock Exchange.