Lewis W. Douglas - Managing Director
Mr. Douglas held officer and senior level positions at tier-one domestic and international Wall Street firms. Over the course of his 20 years on the Street, he gained invaluable experience in roles ranging from institutional sales, to CEO and Managing Partner of leading Wall Street Institutions.
Lew began his career with AG Edwards and Sons as one of several key institutional sales persons dedicated to working the company’s strategic accounts, including hedge and mutual firms.
Following AG Edwards, Lew was recruited by Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette. Renowned for their extraordinary quality research on technology-based companies, Lew focused on the firm’s largest accounts.
From DLJ, Lew joined industry leader Robertson Coleman & Stephens. In the role of senior institutional sales, Lew was instrumental in propelling RCS to one of the nation’s largest emerging growth firms with a focus on technology IPO’s. He was subsequently assigned the operational responsibility for the London office as Special Partner, in charge of supervising the activities surrounding the firm’s key European accounts.
In 1989, Lew purchased Jensen Securities (now D.A. Davidson). He successfully transformed Jensen from a regional brokerage into a leading institutional research boutique.
He maintained complete operational control of company activities including: trading, sales, and research. Lew was also directly responsible for all investment banking activity. At the time of his departure, Jensen was a recognized leader as the premier institutional research firm in the Pacific Northwest.
Following Jensen, Lew became the Senior Vice President for Arcadia Investments. With his two senior partners, Arcadia became the third-ranked firm in the nation for their research of toy and entertainment software companies.
After Arcadia, Lew formed The Wilton Group (financial public relations) to help emerging growth companies attract Wall Street Research sponsorship. Wilton’s clients represented some of the NYSE’s best performing micro-cap companies during 2001-2005.
In 2005, Lew decided to leave Wall Street to form his present company, Lewis Douglas Consulting.
Lew is currently a board member of Stanley Energy, Exodus Film Group and Engelmann, Inc.
Lew’s true passion is the sea. Growing up in California his parents instilled in him their love for the water. An accomplished sailor and surfer, he has logged over 100,000 n.m., navigating the waters of French Polynesia, the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska and Central America. Lew is committed to the fight for conservation, preservation and protection of marine habitat.
