Management Team


Howard A. Trauger – President


Howard formed Schuylkill Capital Management in 1990 to provide conservative investment management to a select group of private capital clients and brings 30 years of investment management experience in a variety of roles with banking and money management firms, including research analysis and portfolio management. Prior to founding SCM,  he was portfolio manager for $120 million of personal trust assets and co-manager of $140 million in Common Trust Fund assets at Provident National Bank in Philadelphia, Howard is a regular member of the CFA Institute and currently serves as President of the Bond Club of Philadelphia. He has served as president of both the Financial Analysts of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Securities Association. Howard received his undergraduate and M.B.A. degrees in Finance from Pennsylvania State University. Maintaining an active interest in his Alma Mater, he has been a member of the MBA Alumni Board of Advisors and currently sits on the Oversight Committee of The Nittany Lion Foundation, LLC. In recognition of his contribution to Penn State and the Investment Business, Howard was awarded the Penn State MBA Alumni Society Distinguished Achievement Award in 2002.

Marketing and Client Services Team


Gene J. Kovacs – Client Services Manager

Gene came to SCM as head of administration and client services. He is responsible for all back office operations and SCM client servicing teams. Gene began his career at Logan Capital Management as operations specialist and client relations manager. He graduated from NYU with a BS in Business Administration. He is also Co-chairman of the Gloria Slack Foundation and also a board member of "Soup's On, NY".