John Harman Payne

Sterling Investment Management LLC (Sterling) is an independent wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. The firm was founded by John H. Payne in 1995 as Sterling Investment Management LLC and became a limited liability company in 2022. Sterling provides sophisticated portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, and corporations located throughout the US.

University of Arizona Foundation provides assistance to the University of Arizona in three areas: fund-raising, asset management and facilitation. The Foundation's asset management duties include protecting the value of stocks, bonds, real estate and other university investments. It also funds and develops educational programs, provides construction assistance and gives grants to faculty, students & researchers. It is founded in 1958 and is located in Tucson, AZ.