Owen R. Mayfield, CFA
Managing Director
TriStar Asset Group
Owen is the managing director at TriStar Asset Group where he assists in capital fundraising as well as financial and investment strategy and analysis. He is also a Managing Member of Spectre Capital, LLC, a private investment entity focused on public markets and private equity investments. Prior to these roles, Owen was an investment banking Associate with Matheson Financial Advisors, Inc., and began his career as an audit Associate at Argy, Wiltse, & Robinson, P.A. in Mclean, VA.Owen currently serves as a board member to INCOMPAS, a broadband communication trade association. He graduated from the University of Mississippi with Bachelor of Accountancy and a Master’s in Taxation and is also a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. He was a Certified Public Accountant from 2011 - 2022.
Read more information about Owen in his answers to our Member Spotlight questions below.
Who has had the most influence on you, and why?
My parents and grandparents. They instilled moral integrity, compassion, determination, grit, and a sense of adventure. They encouraged exploring every opportunity that presented itself.
What made you decide to pursue the CFA charter?
My father subscribed me to an investing/stock newsletter for kids at a young age which started my interest in finance, business, and investing. I wasn’t aware of the CFA charter until graduate school. I worked in investment banking early in my career and several colleagues earned the CFA charter. They encouraged me to pursue the charter.
What do you enjoy most about your current professional role?
Learning about many different types of businesses and sectors as well as meeting the professionals who operate in those industries. I also enjoy meeting with our investors to discuss our investments and new opportunities.
What is the best advice you've ever received?
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
What motivated you to join CFA Society Mississippi?
It is a great organization with the brightest finance and investment minds in the state.
What advice would you give a current or potential candidate?
Keep grinding. Hang tough. It is a very challenging designation but well worth the journey.
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