Personnel
Steven S. Marco, CFA
After working for NationsBank Investment Management, Steven established Marco Investment Management in 1998. While at NationsBank, Steven managed portfolios for high net worth and institutional clients and pioneered the banks use of derivative contracts to hedge risk for concentrated equity positions in taxable accounts. Steven has navigated portfolios during some of the very best and very worst of economic times, while always keeping his focus on the best interests of the clients.
Steven holds undergraduate degrees in Economics and Political Science from Emory University and a Masters of Business Administration from Emory University. He heads the Investment Strategy Committee at Marco Investment Management and oversees the trading desk.
Steve W. Fisher, CFA
Steve has managed equity and fixed income portfolios for institutional and individual clients for over 38 years, beginning his career in 1971 as an analyst and portfolio manager with Lincoln National Bank in Indiana. Additionally, he worked with First National Bank of Atlanta, and in 1982 joined MH Edie Investment Counsel before joining Marco nearly ten years ago. Steve’s primary function is senior portfolio manager and member of the Investment Strategy Committee where his years of experience help shape our economic outlook. Mr. Fisher holds a BS degree from Purdue University and a MSBA degree from Indiana University.
Kenneth Ezell, CFA
Ken has over 25 years of investment management experience. He began his career in 1981 as a portfolio manager at Deposit Guaranty National Bank, and then spent ten years as a senior portfolio manager at NationsBank Investment Management handling both high net worth and institutional accounts before coming to Marco Investment Management in 2000. Ken is responsible for the management of equity, balanced and fixed income accounts, and serves on the firm’s Investment Strategy Committee. Ken is a graduate, with honors, of Millsaps College with both undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Business Administration.
David G. McBride, CFA
Portfolio Manager
David has over 15 years of investment management experience. He began his career as a research analyst with a national money management firm and later worked as a portfolio analyst with PaineWebber. Prior to joining Marco Investment Management, David spent nine years working first as a portfolio manager handling individual accounts for both high net worth and institutional clients and then as head of portfolio investment strategy.
David is responsible for the management of equity, balanced and fixed income accounts, and serves on the firm’s Investment Strategy Committee.
David holds a BS degree from Auburn University and a MBA with a concentration in finance from Georgia State University. David is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Society of Atlanta.
John V. Hussa
Relationship Manager
A graduate of the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, John began his career as a Finance Officer in the US Air Force prior to entering the investment management business over fifteen years ago. After working as a Financial Consultant with Smith Barney and Charles Schwab, John joined Marco Investment Management in 2004, working primarily with high net worth clients.
Additionally, our team of traders, analysts and administrative staff all work in concert with a common goal to strive to provide superior investment returns and a personalized client experience.