Randy Hughes

Hughes, Randy

Randy Hughes is Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of Ballast Equity Management LLC. Prior to founding Ballast, Mr. Hughes was with Perkins Investment Management from 1995 to 2015, where he held roles including Director of Research and Analytics and Equity Analyst. Assets under management during his leadership at Perkins rose from $30 million to over $20 billion. Mr. Hughes began his career as a Registered Representative with First Investors Corporation. He earned a B.S. in finance from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from Governors State University.