Management Team
John Allison
President & Chief Investment Officer
John serves as President and Chief Investment Officer of Allison Investment Management, LLC. He is a graduate of Wofford College with a BS degree in Economics. He holds the Series 7, Series 8, Series 63, and Series 65 registrations.
He began his career in the investment industry in 1982 when he joined the Columbia, SC office of Smith Barney. He went on to serve as the Branch Manager of Smith Barney’s Winston-Salem, NC and Greensboro, NC offices from 1992 to 1998. He left Smith Barney as Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager in 2000 and joined Fisher Investments as Regional Vice-President in their Private Client Group. After decades of successfully managing accounts for high-net-worth individuals and institutions, he founded Allison Investment Management, LLC with his son in 2002.
In addition to his role at Allison Investment Management, LLC, John puts his broad financial industry experience to work by serving as an industry arbitrator with FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). He is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of South Carolina.
Email Mr. Allison at [email protected]
David Allison
Vice President
David co-founded Allison Investment Management, LLC with his father in 2002. He has over twenty years of experience managing investment portfolios for high-net-worth investors. In addition to his work experience, he has received a high level of formal training in investment analysis, portfolio management, and investment performance measurement techniques. His investment analysis and commentary have been published by Forbes Media, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and many other major news publications.
He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he majored in Finance. David continued his professional education by earning the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) designation in 2005 and the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM) designation in 2008. He currently holds the following registrations- Series 7 and Series 66.
In addition to his role at Allison Investment Management, LLC, David strives to improve his professional competence as well as the competence of other investment professionals. He is an active member of the CFA Institute, the CFA Society of North Carolina, and the CFA Society of South Carolina, where he twice served as President and served on the Board of Directors from 2008 to 2022. David served as First Chair on Coastal Carolina University’s Finance Advisory Board from 2010-2013. He currently serves as the Industry Mentor for UNCW’s CFA Institute Research Challenge team.
Email Mr. Allison at [email protected]