2005-2006 Clayton Torch Fund Manager Profiles

Brad Ball

After graduating from Mississippi State University with a degree in History, Brad spent one and a half years teaching English in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  When he returned to the US, he worked as an investment broker in Jackson, MS for three years.  Later, he spent five years managing the commodity trading division of a poultry export trading firm with major customers in the former Soviet Union.  He then worked as a securities examiner for the Secretary of State of Mississippi.  While in this position, he raised funds to move to northern Peru and serve as the administrator of a team of missionaries.  Currently, Brad is a first year MBA student concentrating in Finance and Marketing.

Charisman Campbell

Charisman is a native of Memphis, TN.  He received an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineer from the University of Tennessee. During his undergraduate education, he co-oped at Dow Chemical Company in both Baton Rouge, LA and Freeport, TX.  After graduation, he was employed at the engineering firm Environmental Systems Corporation in Knoxville, TN. While working at ESC, he worked along with people in twenty states and three different countries including Canada, Mexico, and Thailand. He is a Professional Engineer who has worked with companies such as Siemens Westinghouse, General Electric, and Pratt and Whitney.  He has seen the operations of both a Fortune 500 company and a small business. Currently, he is pursuing his MBA at the University of Tennessee with a concentration in Finance.

Douglas Gordon

Douglas, a licensed practicing attorney since 1998, graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in May of 1998.  He is pursuing an MBA with a concentration in finance in the full-time MBA Program at the University of Tennessee in order to transition from a career spent advising business managers and government officials, to a career in business management.  His primary business interests are healthcare management, real estate transactions, real estate management, and finance.  Douglas has prosecuted delinquent property taxes for the City of Knoxville since June of 2001.  He is the current treasurer for the Blount Mansion Association, and a past president of the board of Circle Modern Dance.  He enjoys recreational biking, swing dancing, and playing guitar.