Professional Background: Goodloe started his investment banking career in the New York project and lease finance group of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), where he worked on financings for single-purpose, single-asset companies in the electric utility, oil and gas, steel and chemical industries. These companies tapped capital sources in the commercial bank, private placement and multi-lateral financial markets, as well as the public debt and equity markets. Goodloe was a member of the team that advised private developers on the first gas-to-electricity project in Tanzania and structured the credit enhancements, commercial offtake and supply contracts, and sources of capital for the project.

In 1996, Goodloe transferred to the firm's global project finance group in Hong Kong. In Asia, he advised clients on equity investments in large project developments and on raising debt in the U.S. capital markets. Notable transactions included financings of an LNG tanker and a submarine fiber optic telecommunications company. Goodloe then transferred to the firm's London office to focus on financings in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He acted as commercial lender to a power project in Hungary and financial advisor for a number of public and private sector projects in Estonia, Tatarstan and other European countries.

After leaving CFSB as an Associate, Goodloe became chief financial officer of a small software company. As CFO, his responsibilities included day-to-day management of the company's finance and accounting, including the implementation of a stock option plan, a 401(k) plan, the company's first GAAP audit and an overhaul of the company's accounting system and financial controls.

Professional Interests: At Porter, White & Company, Goodloe has a dual focus on corporate finance and investment management. Combining his industry background in energy, transportation, information technology and software with the investment banking deal execution skills, he seeks to help clients first understand the factors that drive the value of their business and then how to best communicate the company's story to investors or acquirers. In the area of investments, Goodloe seeks to apply the latest academic research to current client situations. Particular focus is given to setting asset allocation policies using simulation analysis and optimization as well as the management of accounts for optimal after-tax performance.

Goodloe received his BSE, summa cum laude, in Civil Engineering and Operations Research from Princeton University in 1994 and his MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. He earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001.