2009-2010 Haslam Torch Fund Manager Profiles

Coleton E. Bragg

Coleton, from Estill Springs, TN, completed his undergraduate degree in accounting and finance from the University of Tennessee, graduating summa cum laude in 2007.  Following his undergraduate studies, he completed Tennessee’s Master of Accountancy program, with honors, in 2008 and recently completed the CPA exam.  Coleton is currently enrolled as a 2L in Tennessee’s College of Law, and is focusing his studies on business transactions.  While an undergraduate, he interned with Moon Capital Management in Knoxville and got his first taste of asset management while serving as a manager for the TVA Investment Challenge Fund.  Coleton is interested in taxation, asset management, and transactions. 

Mathew Burnette

Matt is from Cincinnati, Ohio.  He attended the University of Kentucky where he earned his degree in business administration and finance.  While attending the University of Kentucky he was the head coach of the women’s club soccer team for three years.  Matt has experience working for Edward Jones as a financial advisor intern in Mason, Ohio.  Matt is currently a first year student in the University of Tennessee MBA program where he is concentrating in finance and logistics.

Austin M. Fitch

Austin received a Bachelor of Arts in Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Wofford College in May 2009, graduating Summa Cum Laude.  At Wofford, Austin was a managing partner of the R. Michael James Student Managed Investment Fund while also serving as Senior Class Treasurer and member of the Financial Affairs Committee.  He has internship experience as a research analyst with Horizon Investments, LLC, a registered investment advisor in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Merrill Lynch’s financial management office in Spartanburg, South Carolina.  Austin is currently working towards his MBA with a concentration in Finance at the University of Tennessee, and he plans to pursue a career in investment banking or investment management upon graduation.

Jonathan L. King

Jon received a B.S. in Exercise Science and a M.S. in Biomechanics from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville.  He worked as a financial advisor for a little over two years before returning to UT to pursue a MBA with concentrations in Finance and Logistics with an emphasis in Accounting.   Jon currently serves as a Financial Data Assistant for the Investment Learning Center at UT.   He sees the Torch Fund as a great spring board to propel his career in financial analysis.

Ryan B. Moffett

Ryan Moffett graduated with an undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee in 2002, where he played for the NCAA Division I-A baseball team.   Since graduating, he has worked extensively in the land development and sales arena as well as starting and running two successful investment companies.  He is currently pursuing his MBA with a concentration in finance and is pursuing a career in investment portfolio management.