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Hart is unlike any other capital management company. Our dedicated team of talented and knowledgeable investment professionals brings decades of industry experience, as well as a passion for managing and growing your assets. This combination of expertise and client focus makes Hart incredibly unique. Just talk with us and you’ll notice the difference.

Craig W. Hart
President
Chief Investment Officer
Craig Hart is President and Chief Investment Officer of Hart Capital Management, Inc. He has over twenty years of knowledge and experience in the investment business. Prior to founding Hart Capital Management, Inc., Craig was a co-owner and portfolio manager at Hart & Associates, Inc. Craig also founded and was the General Partner of one of the first performance-based securities investment partnerships formed in the State of Washington. From 1984 to 1990, he served as a research analyst with Seattle-based brokerage firms, Ragen MacKenzie, Inc. and Foster & Marshall, Inc.

Craig has published interviews with The Wall Street Transcript, a highly regarded weekly publication read by portfolio managers and investment professionals throughout North America.

Craig graduated with a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington. He is a past-president of the Spokane Stock and Bond Club, a 175-member society consisting of Spokane area money managers and stockbrokers and a current member of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute.
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Melanie J. Keiser
Portfolio Manager
As a registered investment advisor, Melanie brings over twenty years experience in managing investments for the affluent. Her responsibilities as Portfolio Manager at Hart Capital Management include managing client relationships and customizing portfolios for high net-worth individuals. Previously, she was Senior Investment Advisor with Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. Prior to Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., she was responsible for back office and compliance for a major New York based brokerage firm.
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Colin T. Kelly
Research Analyst
Colin holds the position of Equity and Fixed Income Research Analyst at Hart Capital Management. He held prior positions in the financial services industry with a national brokerage firm and a regional investment advisor firm. Colin is a current candidate in the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program and is a graduate of Gonzaga University, with a B.A. in Business Administration.
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Kevin D. Lehinger
Vice President
Portfolio Manager
Kevin has over three decades of experience in financial services. His technical expertise is in qualified retirement plans and IRA arrangements, estate planning, insurance, and annuities.

Prior to joining Hart Capital Management, he was a senior relationship officer with a regional trust company responsible for administration of complex trusts. He earned a B.A. in Economics from Eastern Washington University, and a J.D. from Gonzaga University School of Law. Kevin is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and the Spokane Estate Planning Council. Professional certificates and designations include the Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS), and Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), disciplines emphasizing employee benefits and compensation planning, and insurance and risk management.
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Sharon L. Haug
Portfolio Manager
Operations Manager
Chief Compliance Officer
Sharon joined Hart Capital Management in 1998. She has over twenty years experience in accounting and finance and is a current member of the American Society of Woman Accountants and a past Treasurer of the organization. She is active in technology advancement and was the past President of a national technology users group. Sharon earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Lewis-Clark State College.
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