Ralph Cole, CFA
Director
Equity Strategy and Portfolio Management
Ralph Cole, CFA, joined the firm in 1998 and is a director of the firm and portfolio manager with his clients concentrated in Portland, Vancouver, Eugene, Bend and throughout California and Colorado. He is a member of the firm’s equity team and investment policy committee and is the global financials analyst and lead manager of our International investment strategies. Ralph is a member of the firm’s board of directors, investment and trading team, portfolio management team. He also leads our diversity council.
Prior to joining Goldman Shelby, Ralph worked as an investment officer for U.S. Bancorp of Oregon and Washington and as a financial consultant for Merrill Lynch. While pursuing his master’s degree, he worked at Payden & Rygel Investment Council in Los Angeles, where he assisted in the development of two mutual funds.
Ralph earned his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California and received his B.S. in finance and marketing from the University of Oregon. Ralph is a member of the board of directors for the Portland Business Alliance. He is past chair and past member of the Portland Southwest Washington Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and former member of the investment committee for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He is a member and past president of the Chartered Financial Analysts Society of Portland and the past president of the Oregon Club of Portland. He is also past chair of United Way New Leaders Steering Committee.
Ralph and his wife, Patty, and their three children, live in Southeast Portland and enjoy sports, traveling and Duck athletics.