Executive and Administrative Team

Patrick S. Jolliffe - CFP®, ChFC 
Mr. Jolliffe is the Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer of Jolliffe Capital, Inc.  As a wealth management specialist with over 14 years in the financial services industry, he has counseled individuals and businesses alike on investment, tax, estate and financial planning issues.  He earned a B.A. in business management from the University of Denver and is a member of the Financial Planning Association.

Shawn Mercer, Vice President and Safe Money Strategist
Shawn began his career in the insurance industry 15 years ago. A pioneer in safe strategies for senior clientele, Shawn has specialized in principally guaranteed safe income strategies utilizing guaranteed insurance contracts underwritten by some of our country’s highest-rated insurance carriers. In the safe strategies he promotes, Shawn manages roughly $40 million. He also recently passed the Series 65 examination, enabling him to complement his expertise with fee-based, customized investment management services. Shawn has been featured as an industry expert in various media, including television and radio in Colorado and Arizona, and is enrolled in curriculum for obtaining his CRPC® designation, offered through the College for Financial Planning. Mr. Mercer attended Oklahoma Baptist University majoring in business administration.

Rachel C. LaBelle, Office Manager
Rachel began her administrative career in the insurance and investment industry in 2004. For over nine years, she has provided administrative support and superior customer service in a variety of fields, including finance and mental health. She graduated from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 2007.

Investment Research Team

Eric Barden, CFA
Separate Account Manager
Barden Capital Management, Inc
Mr. Barden serves as the Chief Investment Strategist for Jolliffe Capital, Inc.  Eric has managed money since 1995, is a frequent CNBC Market Commentator and has been featured several times on Bloomberg television. Mr. Barden holds a BSBA in Economics and Finance from the University of Texas. Eric was recently congratulated on Being Named a 2009 FIVE STAR Best in Client Satisfaction Wealth Manager. Click here to view what it mean to be named a FIVE STAR Wealth Manager.

Abdur R. Chowdhury, Ph.D., Chief Economist
Abdur was educated at the University of Dhaka in Bangladesh earning a B.A. (Honors) in 1976 and an M.A. in Economics in 1977. He earned an M.A. in 1981 and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Kentucky in 1983. Abdur is a Professor of Economics at Marquette University.

Barry K. Mendelson, CIMA, Senior Analyst
Barry earned his Certified Investment Management Analysts designation (CIMA) from the Investment Management Consultants Association and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School in 1990. Barry earned a BS from Palmer College in Davenport, IA, in 1976.

Richard Iwanski, CFA, Senior Investment Analyst
Rick is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder, a member of the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA), the CFA Institute, and the CFA Society of Milwaukee. Rick attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison, WI, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1992.

Jolie Keller, CFA Investment Analyst
Jolie earned her Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2003. She is a Research Analyst at Capital Market Consultants, LLC, and a member of the JCI Investment Research Team. She conducts original research and ongoing due diligence on investment managers, mutual funds and hedge funds. She has over 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining CMC, LLC, she was the assistant Vice President, Equity Analyst and the equity trader for Ziegler Capital management's mutual fund family from 2004-2006. She monitored the equity products' risk exposures and tailored equity portfolio models to specific client requirements. She also served in a compliance capacity insuring the equity department's policies and procedures complied with regulatory rules and procedures.

Research Associates

Sam Vanden Heuvel
Nick Ihn
Heikki Luoma




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