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Wayne Freeman Wilbanks
Founder at Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC
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Mr. Wayne F.
Wilbanks, CFA, is Managing Principal & Portfolio Manager at Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC.
He is on the Board of Directors at Virginia Arts Festival.
He brings to bear over 35 years of investment experience and extensive training across asset classes and investment styles.
He is particularly proud of the firm’s cultural emphasis on community engagement and service, and he currently serves as Chair of the Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation Board of Trustees and on the Boards of Directors for the Virginia Arts Festival, the Greater Norfolk Corporation and the Access College Fund.
He chairs the firm’s Investment Committee.
Prior to the establishment of WST in 1990, he co-founded a regional investment advisory firm where he served as Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Research.
He served formerly on the Board of Trustees for the Chrysler Museum and the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University.
He graduated from Duke University with a degree in Economics, and he subsequently undertook study through Georgetown University’s Program of Comparative Business at Oxford University in England.
He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of CFA Society Virginia.
Wayne Freeman Wilbanks active positions
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Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC
![]() Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC (WST) is a SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. In 2024, the firm was acquired by Clearstead Advisors LLC, a holding company. The firm was founded by Wayne Wilbanks in 1990. WST provides investment services for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, Taft Hartley organizations, municipalities, bank trust departments, trust companies, insurance companies, foundations, and endowments. | Founder | 1989-12-31 |
Virginia Arts Festival
![]() Virginia Arts Festival Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Virginia Arts Festival presents arts which serves southeastern Virginia. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Wayne Freeman Wilbanks
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Clayton Brokerage Co. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Wayne Freeman Wilbanks
Duke University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC
![]() Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC (WST) is a SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. In 2024, the firm was acquired by Clearstead Advisors LLC, a holding company. The firm was founded by Wayne Wilbanks in 1990. WST provides investment services for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, Taft Hartley organizations, municipalities, bank trust departments, trust companies, insurance companies, foundations, and endowments. | Finance |
Clayton Brokerage Co. | |
Virginia Arts Festival
![]() Virginia Arts Festival Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services Virginia Arts Festival presents arts which serves southeastern Virginia. | Consumer Services |
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