Highly Experienced Finance Executive Melissa Torres Anderson Will Direct 1900 Wealth Management’s Business Development in the Austin Market
San Antonio-based, family-owned investment advisor 1900 Wealth Management™ (1900 Wealth®) today announced it has tapped Melissa Torres Anderson to be managing senior vice president for its Austin office.
“Melissa is a seasoned executive with extensive experience in finance, operations, reporting and private fund operations and compliance,” said 1900 Wealth President Todd Brockwell. “She is a leader with proven ability to provide strategic vision for our business development in the Austin market while ensuring our clients receive the best-in-class, personalized service that has always been a cornerstone of our business philosophy.”
“It is an honor to assume this position of high trust with such a respected institution as 1900 Wealth Management,” said Anderson. “The experiences I have had and the knowledge I have accumulated throughout my career have led me to this time and place. My goal for the Austin office is to develop relationships with clients focused on wisely managing generational wealth. Beyond that, the Austin community is bright, entrepreneurial and home to great universities. There is a tremendous talent pool for recruitment and expanding our ability to serve new clients.”
Anderson has more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry. Over her career, she has focused on due diligence of various investment strategies and management of finance and operations of Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs). These roles have included chief operations officer/chief financial officer (COO/CFO) of Windmuehle LLC; principal, CFO, COO and chief compliance officer (CCO) of Meritage Capital LP, each a SEC-RIA; and founder of Bull Creek Financial LLC, a consulting firm providing services to private funds and family offices. Anderson also served as family office executive to St. James’s Park Holding LLC and Treasury Controller at Dell Inc., where she was responsible for the accounting of treasury, venture investment and corporate finance transactions. She began her career in the audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers and holds a BA in accounting from Southwestern University.
Anderson currently serves as a trustee at Southwestern University, a member of the board of The Catholic Foundation – Diocese of Austin and a member of the Helping Hand Society.
1900 Wealth Management is wholly owned by Jefferson Bank, a family-owned legacy bank that has been a leader in the South Texas banking community since 1946. Founded in 2015, the firm specializes in helping families grow their wealth through sound investment management, as well as addressing the complex challenges faced by high-net-worth families, while providing responsible stewardship over generational wealth. Its clients also benefit from the many expanded resources of the parent company. In 2023, 1900 Wealth opened its Greater Austin/Central Texas office in the heart of the downtown business sector, looking to capitalize on the region’s phenomenal growth and the tremendous amount of private wealth created or transitioning to Austin in recent years.
For years, Austin has been one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the US, and now it is one of the top-ranking cities nationwide for the attracting high-net-worth individuals. As stated in a recent article from the Austin American Statesman, from 2013 to 2023, Austin’s millionaire population grew by 110%, or 30% more than the original Silicon Valley during that same period. According to the latest data from New World Wealth and Henley & Partners, Austin has 32,700 millionaire residents, ranking 10th among US cities in that category. Austin is home to 92 centi-millionaires — individuals with wealth totaling more than $100 million — and 10 individuals worth more than $1 billion.
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