FREDERICK LAWRENCE (TED) MULLER

Frederick Lawrence (Ted) Muller died on May 19, 2026. He was born on April 25, 1938, in Memphis, Tennessee to Frederick and Martha McFadden Muller. His parents, grandparents, and several great‑grandparents were also Memphis natives.

During his high school years in Memphis, Ted was an Eagle Scout, a member of the National Honor Society, an All-Region basketball player, and a state medalist in the discus throw. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and was a member of Delta Psi (St. Anthony Hall). It was at Penn that he met Elizabeth, the love of his life and his wife of fifty-five years, who predeceased him in 2016.

After college, Ted served in the U.S. Navy, where he reached the rank of Lieutenant. He spent two years at sea in the high North Atlantic; during the Cuban Missile Crisis, his ship served in the naval quarantine of Cuba. He served two additional years with a Navy intelligence unit in Washington. While in Washington, he also earned an M.B.A. as a part‑time student at George Washington University.

Ted's professional life was dedicated to investment management. For more than twenty-five years, he and his partners built Atlanta Capital Management into an institutional investment firm serving corporate, government, and endowment clients in the United States and abroad. He served as its CEO and principal shareholder. In 1990, he and his partners sold the firm to Hill Samuel Investment Management of London, and he remained on its board for six years.

Alongside his professional career, Ted gave many years of volunteer service to the CFA Institute, including fifteen years as a board member and a term as Chair. Working with fellow volunteers and Institute staff, he helped guide the organization’s growth from a primarily North American body into the leading global organization for investment professionals, with members across five continents. The Institute later recognized him with four of its highest honors. He also served for more than a decade on the advisory board of Japan’s professional investment association.

After three decades in Atlanta, Ted and Elizabeth moved to Savannah in 1996. There, he co-founded Chatham Capital Group, an investment advisory firm serving private clients and endowments, and worked alongside his son.

In Savannah, Ted served in several volunteer capacities: as a Trustee of the Savannah Country Day School, a member of the University of Georgia Libraries Board of Visitors, and a Trustee of the Mighty Eighth Foundation. He was a longtime member and a past President of The Oglethorpe Club, and a member of the Cosmos Club and the Piedmont Driving Club. A lifelong reader of history, he took particular pleasure in organizing Savannah’s Gordon Wood Society with friends. Between professional travel and trips with Elizabeth, he visited more than forty-five countries, and for thirty‑six years they kept a second home in Highlands, North Carolina, where they spent summers.

Ted was an active communicant of St. John’s Episcopal Church, where he served on the Trust Committee. He is survived by his son, Rick; his daughter-in-law, Adele; his three wonderful grandchildren, Anna, Thomas, and Andrew; and many nieces and nephews. His brother, Ralph, predeceased him.

A graveside service will be held at Bonaventure Cemetery on Tuesday, May 26 at 11a.m. The family is grateful to The Marshes of Savannah for their warmth and support in his final days.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to St. John's.