Duane P. Donner II
Zane P. Tarence
George C. Myers CM&AA
Frank M. Dixon III
Joe H. Brady III
Bret S. Price, CFA
J. Hardie Carlson
Bradley P. Johnson
Marcus Handy
Jordan C. Van Horn
Mr. Donner is the founder and Managing Partner of Founders Investment Banking, with a focus on managing relationships and executing engagements for clients in our general practice. Over his 20+ year business career, he has worked in and advised clients across a broad range of industries including: oil and gas services, aerospace and defense, software and technology services, construction services, manufacturing, branded food manufacturing, healthcare, retail and distribution. In addition to his experience as a professional adviser, Mr. Donner brings an entrepreneurial perspective, having founded and operated a branded food manufacturing company. Before establishing Founders Investment Banking, Mr. Donner was the Managing Director of the Investment Banking division of Dixon Odom Advisors, LLC, where he advised on both sell-side and buy-side assignments as well as private placements of debt and equity.
Mr. Donner is a native of Lafayette, Louisiana, and holds a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Louisiana, Lafayette as well as a M.B.A. from the Manderson School of Business at the University of Alabama. He has been a Big Brother for the past 10 years and served as a member of the Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alabama. He is a member of the Association of Corporate Growth, Rotary Club of Birmingham, as well as many other civic and faith-based organizations that include JH Ranch/Outback America and the Church of the Highlands, where he founded "Cooking for the King", a local outreach ministry.
He is an avid outdoorsmen and enjoys duck hunting and coastal fishing. Duane has been married to his wife Amy for 20 years, and they have three daughters Mary Kathryn, Saige, and Isabella.
