INVESTMENT CONSULTING - Key Persons


Donald R. Stanforth - President

Job Titles:
  • President
Don began his career in finance in 1979. He has experience with asset allocation, comparative performance analyses, transaction execution, and manager screening and selection. Prior to establishing Investment Consulting Group in 1990, Mr. Stanforth was a Vice President/Branch Office Manager with Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. and E.F. Hutton & Company, Inc. from 1979 to 1990. His primary business emphasis since 1981 has been providing consulting services to retirement plans of corporations, municipalities, and individuals. Mr. Stanforth graduated from St. Ambrose College in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He is an active member of Investment & Wealth Institute (formerly IMCA) and completed certification courses as a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) through the Investment & Wealth Institute with the Warton School of Business, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September of 1989. Mr. Stanforth is a resident of Davenport, Iowa. He and his wife Rita have three children.

Ross Stanforth - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
Ross started with Investment Consulting Group in 2009. He has experience working with retirement plan participants, pension funds, and individuals. He has worked on manager screening and selection and on due diligence of money managers. Prior to working at Investment Consulting Group, Ross worked in the finance departments for two medical companies in Indianapolis. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from Butler University in 2005. He is an active member of the Investments & Wealth Institute (formerly IMCA) and completed certification courses as a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA). He has his FINRA Series 65 licenses. Ross, his wife, and children live in Bettendorf, Iowa.