Don Elsenbrock
Partner, Strategist, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager
Coverage: Strategist/Short-Term
Email: DElsenbrock@GarciaHamiltonAssociates.com
Phone: 713.853.2327
Mr. Elsenbrock received a B.S. in Economics and a M.A. in Economics from the University of Houston in 1986 and 1990, respectively. From 1992-1995, he worked as a Commodity Broker for Phoenix Trading Company. Following that, he worked as a Floor Trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange from 1996-1998 and as an Assistant Portfolio Manager for First Southwest Company from 1998-1999. In 1999, Mr. Elsenbrock joined TIG Capital Securities as Executive Vice President, Director of Trading. From 2001-2013, he served as Vice President, Quantitative/Fixed Income Analyst for Smith Graham & Co., where he managed broad market portfolios with specific responsibility for the corporate security sector and credit team.
Mr. Elsenbrock joined Garcia Hamilton & Associates in May of 2014 as an Investment Analyst, and he was promoted to Fixed Income Portfolio Manager in December 2014. Mr. Elsenbrock became a Partner of the Firm in January 2020. In addition to his portfolio management duties, he also serves as a Strategist for the investment team.
Mr. Elsenbrock serves as an Assistant Scout Master for the Boy Scouts of America and is a founding board member of the EyeCan Alliance.
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 most recently received Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management for the sixth year (2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016). In 2022, Houston Business Journal recognized GH&A as an Outstanding Diverse Organization within their 2022 Diversity in Business Awards. Other awards include 2014 Fixed Income Investment Grade Manager of the Year, 2015 Intermediate-Term Fixed Income Manager of the Year, and 2016 Intermediate-Term Fixed Income Manager of the Year by Institutional Investor, as well as Fundmap’s 2018 U.S. Fixed Income Manager of the Year.
Each third-party award/ranking about Garcia Hamilton & Associates, L.P. (GH&A) or its representatives was given based upon various criteria and methodologies. GH&A paid no fee to be considered for awards/rankings, and they 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. HBJ BPlaces: awarded October 2018; based on previous calendar year. EMM: based on returns as of Dec 31 of award year; awarded in April. Institutional Investor: based on returns as of Dec 31 of award year; awarded in May.
