It Takes A Team…
We have assembled an efficient and synergistic team of professionals designed to provide all of the essential Financial Services that are important to our clients. Our “one-stop-shop” will help you put all of your financial matters in order and save you valuable time in the process.
Troy A. Buderis the Founder and President of Tri Pillar Investments, LLC. Mr. Buder has dedicated 16 years of his professional life to the Financial Services industry and launched TPI after successful engagements with Wachovia/Wells Fargo, AIG/Valic, and Cornerstone Capital Management. Mr. Buder holds multiple securities and insurance licenses as well as a BS in International Business and an MBA. Mr. Buder serves as a Board Member with Hockey Ministries International, a Board Member with Family Health Ministries, and a wish grantor with Make-A-Wish. Mr. Buder is the Founder and President of TABu Filmz, where he currently serves as the Executive Producer of a Disney movie due out in 2013. Mr. Buder is also the co-founder and co-president of CANDIA Holdings, a local real estate investment company. You can catch Mr. Buder on national and local TV where he regularly appears as a guest on CNBC, FOX, and WRAL.
Shane A. Burke is TPI’s Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Burke brings with him a range of financial expertise, with an emphasis on investment research. Prior to joining TPI, Mr. Burke worked with the institutional consulting firm, NEPC, where his clients included Public Pension Plans and Defined Contribution Plan Sponsors. Working out of both the Boston and San Francisco offices, he advised clients on plan design, structure, and governance. Total aggregate assets of this client base exceeded $80 billion. He has also worked with Wachovia/Wells Fargo and managed accounting operations for the multi-national bank, State Street. Mr. Burke received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and went on to earn his MBA from Golden Gate University in San Francisco, graduating with Honors.
Lillian M. Yarborough Patrikios is TPI’s Vice President of Operations. Mrs. Patrikios has spent 10 years working in the pharmaceutical industry. The last position she held was in support of the Vice President of Preclinical Drug Discovery at GlaxoSmithKline in RTP. Mrs. Patrikios is a North Carolina native and received her Bachelor’s Degree from Methodist College in Fayetteville, NC. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a double major in Business Administration and Accounting with a minor in Economics.
Barry D. Kendell, DMD, MS is TPI’s Health Care Consultant & Investment Analyst. Dr. Barry D. Kendell received his pre-dental undergraduate education at the University of Winnipeg and his Doctor of Dental Medicine at the University of Manitoba in Canada. Dr. Kendell served for nine years in the Canadian Armed Forces as a dental officer. He received a Masters in Science and completed an internship and residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Following his residency he was a partner in a group private practice in Chapel Hill, Durham and Sanford. Dr. Kendell has published several book chapters and articles in his specialty, and is serving as an examiner for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Thomas E. James is a Senior Investment Advisor. He comes to Tri Pillar Investments after a successful career in corporate finance. Mr. James has held senior management positions including, VP of Planning and VP of International Mergers & Acquisitions at General Foods, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Sealy. Mr. James holds Series 6, 63, 65, and 22 licenses and is a CFA candidate. He also holds a BSBA in Finance and Management from the University of Richmond and an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
