Duane P. Donner II
Andrew L. Sink
Zane P. Tarence
Brooke T. Battle
David A. Hobbs
Curtis James
George C. Myers
John J. Thomas
James B. Darnell
Frank M. Dixon III
John D. Chambless
Ben D. Buchanan
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, 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 and active Big Brother for the past 7 years and currently serves on the Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alabama. He is a member of the Association of Corporate Growth, as well as several civic and faith-based organizations that include the Rotary Club of Birmingham, JH Ranch/Outback America and the Church of the Highlands, where he founded "Cooking for the King", a local outreach ministry.
