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351 people in our graph share verified history with Willie — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Mark GoldbergunlockedWillie: together at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (2009)
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Willie: together at University of Miami Business School
About
Willie Houston III is the Chief Financial Officer at Paceline, which he joined in January 2025. He previously served as Partner and COO/CFO at Satori Capital and as Senior Director of Financial Operations at TPG, and earlier worked at Ernst & Young, BNSF Railway, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, and AT&T. He holds an MBA in Operations Management from the University of Texas at Arlington and a BBA in Accounting from Jackson State University, and is a CPA and Certified Internal Auditor.
Experience
- Paceline Equity PartnersPartnercurrent2019 — presentDallas, TX
- H.I.G. CapitalVice President2018 — 2019Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- Lone Star Funds / Hudson AmericasVice President2014 — 2018Dallas, TX
- Morgan Joseph TriArtisan LLCAssociate2010 — 2014
- Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyJunior Portfolio Analyst2009
Skills & more
Private Equity18Mergers6Equities9Business Valuation4Finance4LBO2Restructuring3Mergers & Acquisitions9IPO2Investment Banking5Due Diligence2Strategy2
From Willie's professional profile.
Colleagues at Paceline
Alison Ridge
Advising Partner Access Capital Partners Advisor U.K. Ltd at Access Capital Partners
Allison Murphy
Director, Investor Relations at Paceline
Andres Rodriguez
Senior Associate at Paceline
Aseem Arab
Senior Associate at Paceline
Ben Anderson
Director, Portfolio Reporting at Paceline
Ben Shank
Director at Paceline
Brad Davis
Head of Underwriting and Asset Management at Paceline
Chris Tanner
Director at Paceline
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Willie Houston III?
- Willie Houston III is the Chief Financial Officer at Paceline, which he joined in January 2025. He previously served as Partner and COO/CFO at Satori Capital and as Senior Director of Financial Operations at TPG, and earlier worked at Ernst & Young, BNSF Railway, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, and AT&T. He holds an MBA in Operations Management from the University of Texas at Arlington and a BBA in Accounting from Jackson State University, and is a CPA and Certified Internal Auditor.
- Where does Willie Houston III work?
- Willie Houston III is Chief Financial Officer at Paceline.
- Where did Willie Houston III go to school?
- Willie Houston III studied at University of Miami Business School (BBA, Major: Finance. Minor: Accounting).
Same school
Also attended University of Miami Business School49
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Shared employers
Also worked at H.I.G. Capital95
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Also worked at Lone Star Funds / Hudson Americas21
Colleen QuiltyHead of Capital Partnerships at RedBird Capital PartnersYuan Han LiPartner at Blockchain CapitalRicardo CastroPartner at Positive VenturesKevin LeeManaging Director, Head of Real Estate, Asia at Starwood Capital GroupPaul SohnManaging Director of Credit at Hercules Capital, Inc.Maxime SieradzkiInvestor at Reech Corporations Group
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Also worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney1,573
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