Chad Fargason currently serves as Chief Business Officer for Shiftsmart, Inc., a privately held workforce solutions company, which he joined in March 2025. Previously, Mr. Fargason served as Senior Portfolio Manager for Vaughan Nelson Investment Management from 2013 to 2024, an investment manager with approximately $18 billion under management. Prior to joining Vaughan Nelson, he spent ten years with the global investment firm, KKR & Co., Inc. Mr. Fargason holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Rice University and both a Masters and Ph.D in Mathematics from Duke University.