About the Managing Partner

John Durrett has a diverse set of work experiences with over 15 years of experience in Financial Services:

Work Experience
Merrill Lynch (Atlanta) - High Net Worth Sales
JP Morgan Securities (New York) - Fixed Income Sales
Fidelity Investments (Boston/London England) - Syndicate Department, General Management
Columbus Partners (Atlanta) - Equity Analyst for Hedge Fund
MuniDirect (Atlanta) - Co-founder/CEO for Online Brokerage

Education
Vanderbilt University, B.S. in Economics, 1990
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, M.B.A., 1995

Professional Designations/Affiliations
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
Member: CFA Institute
Member: Atlanta Society of Financial Analysts
Member: Southeastern Hedge Fund Association
Formerly held 5 security licenses with the NASD, including 3 Principal Licenses (Expired)

Community Service
Former Big Brother: Big Brothers and Sisters of Atlanta
Member: Buckhead Lions Club
Volunteer: Campbell Stone Retirement Center
Volunteer: Calvin Court Retirement Center
Member: Peachtree Christian Church
Member: First Families of Virginia

Press
Mr. Durrett has been recognized by the press as a financial services pioneer with quotes in Forbes, CNBC.com, Money Magazine, Washington Post, Reuters News Service, Bloomberg News, and The Wall Street Journal.  In addition, MuniDirect was recognized in 2000 as "Best of the Web" for online bond trading by Forbes magazine. He has also been quoted in the book E-Bonds: An Introduction to the Online Bond Market, (2002) by Jake Wengroff.