Meet Our Team

Mr. Linden joined CCM in 2024 as was promoted to President in March 2025. His primary responsibilities at CCM include overseeing the strategic direction of the firm, managing individual and institutional client portfolios, investment committee contributions, and participation in the firm’s business development and marketing initiatives. Prior to joining CCM, Mr. Linden spent over two decades in portfolio management and financial advisory. He has previously held the positions of Regional Manager and Sr. Portfolio Manager within the private wealth and trust operations for two leading Southeastern banks. Mr. Linden began his career in M&A investment banking after graduating with honors from Harvard University in 2000, where he studied Economics. In the community, he has served as former president of the Harvard Club of South Carolina; student mentor at The Citadel; volunteer youth sports coach; and advisory council member for Historic Columbia.

Mr. Key began his career at the South Carolina National Bank as a Corporate Banker and later moved to First Union Bank where he created and managed the Private Banking Group in Columbia, South Carolina. He subsequently served as Treasurer of The Seibels Bruce Group, a property and casualty insurance company. Mr. Key joined CCM Investment Advisers in 1998 and served as the firm’s President from 2019 through March 2025. In addition to his role as Chief Compliance Officer, Mr. Key is responsible for managing client portfolios, marketing, and fundamental research in the finance and industrial sectors. Mr. Key was graduated from Furman University and received his MBA from the University of South Carolina in 1982. He is a CFA Charterholder, a former Certified Cash Manager, has served as an adjunct professor of finance at the University of South Carolina and has provided expert consultation on legal matters involving lending and securities. Mr. Key is a past President of the CFA Society of South Carolina.

Mr. Burkett joined CCM in 1998 after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Burkett is the Chief Investment Officer and Chief Operating Officer for CCM and is responsible for development of the CCM Equity Model. His other responsibilities at CCM include portfolio management, information systems, performance composite, research on fixed income products as well as the consumer discretionary and consumer staples equity sectors. Prior to his college studies, Mr. Burkett served as a linguist in the United States Army 82nd Airborne Division. Mr. Burkett is a CFA Charterholder and a past President of the CFA Society of South Carolina. Mr. Burkett is a guest lecturer at the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business.

Mr. Antley joined CCM after graduating from the Honors College of the University of South Carolina in 1988 and then receiving his MBA from the University of South Carolina in 1990. While at CCM, Mr. Antley has worked in all areas of investment management including corporate accounting, portfolio accounting, quantitative modeling, asset allocation, macro-economic research, equity and fixed income fundamental research, and portfolio management. Mr. Antley serves on the firm’s investment committee and maintains CCM’s Asset Allocation Model. His individual areas of fundamental research include the healthcare, information technology and communications sectors. Mr. Antley is a guest lecturer at the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business and has been featured on the Dow Jones and Bloomberg newswires.

Mr. Leveque joined CCM in 2023 as a Portfolio Manager and CCM’s Fixed Income Strategist. He is responsible for quantitative and fundamental research, asset allocation, security selection, and contributes to the overall implementation of CCM’s fixed income investment strategies. Prior to joining CCM, Mr. Leveque worked at Payden & Rygel in Los Angeles, where he was responsible for overseeing $4 billion in municipal bonds as the lead Trader and Portfolio Manager for the firm’s tax-advantaged strategies. Additionally, he was a Portfolio Manager on the Payden California Municipal Social Impact Fund (PYCRX), which in 2022 received a Refinitiv Lipper Fund Award for Best California Intermediate Debt Fund over 3 Years. Mr. Leveque earned his Master of Finance degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the Freeman School of Business at Tulane University in 2008 and graduated from Rhodes College in 2006 with a BA in Political Science.

Ms. Rhodes wasgraduatedfrom the UniversityofSouthCarolina in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration Marketing and Management. Prior to joining CCM in 2001, she served as Training Coordinator for IJL/Wachovia’s Investment Consulting Services division. Ms. Rhodes serves as the firm’s Marketing Director, where she focuses primarily on CCM’s managed money account program offerings with institutional broker-dealers and “wrap-program” separate account providers. Ms. Rhodes serves as an important liaison between CCM’s institutional broker-deal client base and the firm’s investment committee. Ms. Rhodes responsibilities include marketing CCM’s balanced, equity and fixed income strategy offerings to broker-dealer financial advisors; communicating CCM strategy and performance updates; and assisting with CCM compliance initiatives as it relates to these service offerings.

Mr. Carimi, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, graduated from the University of South Carolina, Moore School of Business in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. He began his career as a Personal Banker with Wachovia Bank, a Wells Fargo Company. Prior to joining CCM in 2022, Mr. Carimi worked as Private Wealth Advisor with Synovus Bank. Mr. Carimi serves as CCM’s Director of Financial Planning. His responsibilities at CCM include management of client portfolios, creating and implementing financial plans, and designing and presenting appropriate investment portfolios to current and prospective clients.