Edward Jones Financial Advisor Caren M Merson

Edward D. Jones Sr establishes Edward D. Jones & Co in 1922 with a single room office in downtown St Louis
Ted Jones, son of Edward Sr., joins the firm and originates branch office concept, opening the first one in Mexico MO in 1957
John Bachmann becomes managing partner in 1980 and expands to 300 offices within 5 years
Expansion into Canada begins 1990; Doug Hill is appointed 4th managing partner 2004; Jim Weddle 5th managing partner 2006
10,000th office opened 2008 despite economic challenges
CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion launches 2017 with Edward Jones signing pledge
David Gunn named 4th country leader for Edward Jones Canada 2018
Penny Pennington 6th Managing Partner 2019 & only woman running major US brokerage - Currently 1.6 trillion client assets under care

Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Caren M Merson