Our People

Don has been engaged in investment management for over thirty years and founded HeadInvest in 1989. In 1982, he joined Casco Northern Bank, becoming Senior Vice President in charge of the Trust Department. Prior to arriving in Maine, Don worked many years at larger institutions in the Midwest. At the Central Trust Company in Cincinnati, he managed investment research and strategy from 1978 to 1982. From 1972 to 1977, he was Vice President in institutional sales for The First Boston Corporation, one of the world's leading investment banks. He began his career at the National City Bank of Cleveland where he became Investment Research Director.

Don has a B.A. in Economics from Denison University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst, a Fellow of the Association for Investment Management and Research, and a graduate of AIMR's Investment Management Workshop. He is President of PORTopera and a member of the executive committee of the University of Southern Maine Corporate Partners. He has been Director and Corporate Secretary of Goodwill Industries of Northern New England and President of Portland Community Chorus. He was co-chair in 2000 of the rededication of the Portland Observatory.

Of Counsel

Brad has been an investment counselor with HeadInvest since 1992 after devoting over twenty years to financial markets, most of them with Credit Suisse First Boston. He has been directly involved with sales and trading of equities and fixed income securities - both taxable and tax exempt.

He entered the business with Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation in 1969 specializing in institutional marketing in the Boston office. In 1984 he joined their Capital Markets Group in New York.

Brad is past Board Chair of the Maine College of Art and The Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design. He is past Rear Commodore of the Cruising Club of America. He is past President of the Maine Yacht Racing Association and former Commodore of the Prouts Neck Yacht Club. Previously he served on the boards of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, United Way, the World Affairs Council of Maine and Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, MA. He has a B. A. in History from Princeton University.

Brad retired in 2009 but remains Of Counsel.

Carl joined HeadInvest as director of research in 1999 with fourteen years of experience in the investment industry. In 2008 he became Chief Investment Officer. He began his career in 1985 in corporate finance with Prudential Insurance Company, later becoming a portfolio manager there. In 1992 he joined UNUM, where he was a Director in corporate securities. Carl holds a B.A. in English from Yale University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and is a member of the Board of the Maine CFA Society. He serves on the investment committee of Baxter State Park.

Bob joined HeadInvest as an account manager in 2001 after many years in other aspects of financial services. At Merrill Lynch he held several positions including investment management, administrative management and corporate development. Earlier he served in various capacities at a major New England commercial bank. Bob is a graduate of the School of Business at the University of Connecticut. He has completed numerous professional courses on investments and has held many security and insurance licenses.

Donna joined HeadInvest in 1999 as a Portfolio Manager.  Her career in the investment industry began in 1980 at Conning and Company in Hartford CT.  In 1981 she joined Merrill Lynch in Portland.  She held various positions at Merrill over 18 years and obtained her Series 7 and 63 licenses in 1993.  She holds a B.S. in Office Administration from Bryant University and has earned the Series 65 security industry accreditation.  She works predominantly with individual clients managing personal, trust and retirement assets.

Richard joined HeadInvest as an account manager in 2007 with twenty years experience in investment management. Prior to his arrival he was the Chief Investment Officer at First Advisors. Before moving to Maine in 2004, Richard spent ten years as a senior portfolio manager with Mellon Private Wealth Management in Pittsburgh. He is a graduate of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and holds an M.B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. Richard is a part-time coach with the Gould Sunday River racing program.

Ken joined HeadInvest as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager in December 2009 with 18 years of experience in investment management and research. He was formerly a director of global equities research at Deutsche Bank. He began his career as a research analyst at Morgan Stanley in San Francisco. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and did post graduate studies through Yale in Hong Kong.

Steve joined HeadInvest as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager in 2010 bringing over 25 years of investment management experience. He has held positions as a stock analyst, chief of Trust Investments at Maine National Bank, and portfolio manager with several investment advisory firms in Baltimore and Portland. He holds a BA from Johns Hopkins and an MBA from Loyola College. He earned his Certified Public Accountant designation and is a member of the Maine Society of CPAs. He has served on many non-profit boards, including serving as president of the Pine Tree Society. Steve's interests include antique cars, history, and promoting jazz music.