Michael G. Blackmon, CFA

Chief Investment Officer, Principal

Michael G. Blackmon, CFA, is a 34-year veteran of the investment management and advisory community. Michael is the former Director of Research at Cypress Capital Group in Palm Beach, Florida, where he served as a portfolio manager for select high net worth individuals, charitable organizations and insurance companies.

Michael has held a number of senior investment management positions over the past three decades, including leadership roles at Merrill Lynch, Capitoline Investment Advisors, Barnett Bank and Investment Management International. In 1990, Michael founded Blackmon and Huff Capital Management, an investment advisory firm serving hospitals, labor unions, local governments, retirement plans and high net worth individuals that was sold in 1996.

Michael has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the South Florida Analysts Society. He also holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill).