Our Team:
At Piedmont Investment Advisory, it is our goal to help our clients preserve and grow their wealth. Beyond managing portfolios, we are dedicated to providing our clients with the best service possible. We think of our partners as family and it is our duty to be advocates for their wealth and future.
William C. Brookshire, Jr., General Partner
Mr. Brookshire started his career in the investment business in 1969 at Dominick & Dominick. After seven years, he joined White Weld & Co, where he first began working in the area of risk arbitrage. In 1978, he joined the Atlanta office of Bear Stearns & Co. where he specialized in Risk Arbitrage and was named Limited Partner in 1982. In September 1985, Mr. Brookshire formed Piedmont Partners, LP., which is recognized as the first Atlanta-based hedge fund and the oldest hedge fund still in operation in the Southeastern United States. He earned his BA from Mississippi StateUniversity in 1967 and studied accounting and finance in graduate school. Originally from Meridian, Miss., Bill currently resides in Atlanta.
John David Huff, Managing Member, Senior Portfolio Manager
Mr. Huff began his career at Piedmont Investment Advisory in 2004. His primary focus has been in and around the management of Piedmont Partners, LP. His other duties entail conducting general business activities for the Advisory and the Partnership on a day to day basis. He earned his BS in Business Administration from BerryCollege in 2004 with a concentration in Finance. He was an active member of the Berry Investment Group as well as President of Students in Free Enterprise.
Mechelle Vickers, CFO, CCO
Mrs. Vickers is responsible for the daily bookkeeping and human resource tasks of the firm. She has been a member of the Piedmont Investment Advisory team for over ten years. Mrs. Vickers received her undergraduate degree from Gainesville College & State University and her BBA in accounting from North Georgia College & State University. Mechelle resides in Gainesville with her husband and two boys.