Charlotte Cates Castro
Partner, Chief Compliance Officer, Director of HR
Email: Charlotte.Castro@GarciaHamiltonAssociates.com
Phone: 713.853.2320
Charlotte Castro received a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Georgia in 2013 and a M.A. in Communication from the University of Arkansas in 2021. Charlotte’s Master’s Thesis won the National Communication Association’s Outstanding Rhetorical Master’s Thesis award, which recognizes three M.A. theses each year for quality research and contribution to the field of communication.
From 2016-2022, Charlotte worked in the education sector handling confidential financial information in a regulatory environment, including work as a Verification Specialist in the Financial Aid Office at the University of Arkansas, a Program Coordinator at a 501(c)(3) in Sacramento, California, and a Program Assistant with 4/H & Youth Military Programs at the University of Georgia. She began working at the Firm in June 2022 and was promoted to Chief Compliance Officer in January 2025. She became a partner at the Firm in January 2026.
A Houston transplant, Charlotte joined the Firm through an open role on the Client Service Team and was quickly identified as a good fit for the Compliance Team – being promoted to Senior Compliance Associate, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, and Chief Compliance Officer. She works closely with the Compliance Team and the Executive Management Team, updating the Firm’s Compliance Manual and other policies, strengthening and streamlining testing, and enhancing the Firm’s annual review process. She led the Firm in completing a mock SEC audit in 2022 and an SEC Exam in 2023. In addition to regular training through the Firm’s library of compliance resources, Charlotte actively participates in national compliance and regulatory conferences and local compliance roundtables.
Charlotte enjoys relaxing at home, listening to records, and exploring Houston with family, as well as supporting young people in active recovery.
GH&A has received numerous industry recognitions including 2019 Fixed Income Manager of the Year, 2018 Fixed Income Manager of the Year, and 2010 Core Fixed Income Manager of the Year by Emerging Manager Monthly. The Firm recently received Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management for the ninth year(2025-2022, 2020-2016). In 2025, 2024, and 2022, Houston Business Journal recognized GH&A as an Outstanding Diverse Organization within their Diversity in Business Awards. Other awards include 2014 Fixed Income Investment Grade Manager of the Year, 2015Intermediate-Term Fixed Income Manager of the Year, and 2016 Intermediate-TermFixed Income Manager of the Year by Institutional Investor.*
Each third-party award/ranking about Garcia Hamilton & Associates, L.P. (GH&A) or its representatives was given based upon various criteria and methodologies. Awards/rankings may not be representative of actual client experiences. Go to www.garciahamiltonassociates.com/awards for additional information on each award. Top down, left right: P&I Best Places: based on Firm info as of June 30 of award year; awarded in December. HBJ DIB: based on previous year (May to May); awarded in December. Institutional Investor: based on returns as of Dec 31 of award year; awarded in May. EMM: based on returns as of Dec 31 of award year; awarded in April.
