H. Kent Mergler is a 1963 graduate of the University of Cincinnati, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with Honors, and an MBA with a Finance Major in 1964. While he was a student at U.C, he was a Graduate Instructor in Finance. He also has served as a member of the Business College's Corporate Advisory Board and was a member of both the Board of Directors and Board of Advisors of Pine Crest Preparatory in Fort Lauderdale. Kent is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Chartered Investment Counselor. He is Chairman, CEO and a Portfolio Manager at Northstar Capital Management, an Investment Counsel in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Before founding Northstar Capital Management, Kent was a Managing Partner of Loomis, Sayles and Company, President of Stein, Roe and Farnham, and has been in the money management business for over 40 years. He has been active on numerous community and financial industry boards and church committees in Cincinnati, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale and Stuart, Florida over the past decades and is a member of the Club for Growth. |