Jim Kerr, Chief Executive Officer for financial services firm D.A. Davidson Companies, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Washington Business, Washington state’s chamber of commerce and manufacturing association.
The board of directors confirmed Kerr as a new board member during the association’s Policy Summit, a forward-looking annual event held last week in Cle Elum, Wash.
Kerr has been D.A. Davidson’s CEO since 2015 after serving as the firm’s President since 2012 and following a lengthy career in financial services. Earlier this year, he was also named to the Board of Directors for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the largest industry association representing the capital markets and financial services industry. He has served on several boards of directors for Seattle-area nonprofit organizations, including the Seattle Aquarium, Boys and Girls Club of King County, Elderhealth Northwest and the Seattle Police Foundation.
About D.A. Davidson Companies
D.A. Davidson Companies is an employee-owned financial services firm offering a range of financial services and advice to individuals, corporations, institutions and municipalities nationwide. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Montana, with corporate offices in Denver, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle, the company has more than 1,300 employees and offices in 24 states.
Subsidiaries include: D.A. Davidson & Co., the largest full-service investment firm headquartered in the Northwest, providing wealth management, investment banking, equity and fixed income capital markets services and advice; Davidson Investment Advisors, a professional asset management firm; D.A. Davidson Trust Company, a trust and wealth management company; and Davidson Fixed Income Management, a registered investment adviser providing fixed income portfolio and advisory services.
For more information, visit dadavidson.com or Twitter: @DADavidsonCo.