Patrick Evans
Patrick M. Evans of Dallas, Tx., is a senior vice president and senior portfolio manager at UBS Financial Services. He joined UBS in 2000 and has over 30 years’ experience in the investment and wealth management industries. He is a founding partner of the WTC Investment Group which has offices in Houston, Fort Worth and Plano. Patrick’s team of advisors manages over $500 million in global investment portfolios.
Evans began his career as a market maker at the Chicago Board Options Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange where he developed and implemented trading strategies for options portfolios.
Evans is a veteran of the United States Naval Reserve. While enrolled at LSU he served in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Evans is a third generation LSU alumnus and earned his bachelor’s degree in international trade and finance in 1993. During his time at LSU, he was actively involved in organizations including Leadership LSU, LSU Student Alumni Association, and president of AIESEC LSU.
He is a past president of the DFW LSU Alumni Association and recipient of the LSU Alumni Chapter leadership Award. He has served in capacities supporting the university, including the LSU Foundation Planned Giving Advisory Council, Forever LSU Houston steering committee and vice president of the Houston PetroTigers. Evans has been a member of the EJ Ourso College of Business Dean’s Advisory Council since 2019. He passionately supports AIESEC Life, a US alumni organization which fosters positive change globally, and served on the AIESEC Life Board of Directors from 2015 to 2023.
Evans is engaged to Raquel Varona Pavlik and has two children, Santana and Sultan.