Our People

Brian O. Casey
President, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Casey earned a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Trinity University. Mr. Casey began his investment management career in 1985 with a Dallas-based financial services firm where he earned the Certified Financial Planner designation.

In 1987, Mr. Casey joined a private trust company as a balanced portfolio manager. He was promoted to Vice-President, elected to the Board of Directors and invited to become a shareholder of the firm. In addition to co-managing the private trust business, he helped create a registered investment advisory firm, which became an affiliate of the Frank Russell Company, offering clients access to the global asset management capabilities of the Russell organization.

Mr. Casey joined Westwood Management Corporation as Vice President in 1992 and was appointed President & CEO of Westwood Trust in 1996. In 2001, Brian was named President and Chief Operating Officer and on October 1, 2005, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc., a holding company that trades on the NYSE.

Mr. Casey is a member of the Governor’s Business Council for the State of Texas, a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and a graduate of the Securities Industry Association's Institute at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He volunteered in the Big Brothers & Sisters Program of Metropolitan Dallas for sixteen years and is an active supporter of Habitat for Humanity. Mr. Casey serves on the Tartan Board of Directors, a group exclusively devoted to raising money for the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. He is also a member of the board of the Baylor Health Care System Foundation which helps raise money to support Baylor Health Care System’s mission of patient care, education, research and community service.