Ralph Cole, CFA

Ralph Cole

Ralph Cole, CFA

Director

Ralph Cole, CFA, joined the firm in 1998 and is a director of the firm and portfolio manager with clients concentrated in Portland, Vancouver, Eugene, Bend and throughout California and Colorado. Ralph is a member of the firm’s board of directors, investment and trading team, portfolio management team. He also leads our diversity council and is a shareholder of the firm.

Prior to joining Ferguson Wellman, 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 Metro Chamber of Commerce and also serves on the board for the Phi Delta Theta Alpha Chapter Foundation. 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. 


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