Cynthia W. la Rue

Ms. Cynthia W.
La Rue is Chief Operating Officer & Director at SOL Capital Management Co. She joined SOL Capital Management Company in May 2011.
Prior to joining SOL Capital Management, she was a Senior Vice President at Friedman Billings Ramsey (FBR) overseeing the institutional broker dealer’s compliance and sales administration for institutional sales, trading, and operations.
FBR is focused in investment banking, equity sales, and trading, as well as providing independent research on eight industry sectors.
Prior to joining FBR, Ms. La Rue served as Vice President, Director of Internal Sales, Client Service, and Compliance at T.
Rowe Price’s Third Party Distribution division in Baltimore, Maryland.
T.
Rowe’s Third Party Distribution division offers mutual funds, sub-advisory services, and separate accounts to financial intermediaries in insurance, wealth management, and defined contribution channels.
During her tenure, Ms. La Rue drove client service, sales, and marketing efforts; the division grew from the firm's third largest to its largest division.
Additionally, she served as Vice President of Marketing at Van Kampen Investments in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois and in Houston, Texas.
During her 12-year tenure, She was responsible for internal and external sales teams, as well as client service groups.
Van Kampen was formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley and was recently acquired by INVESCO.
Ms. La Rue earned a BBA in Business Administration in Marketing from Texas Christian University and is a candidate for an MA in International Service at American University’s School of International Service.