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James E. Johnson III
Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer of Investment Banking
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Diversified Industrials & Services
We provide investment banking, research, sales and trading, asset and wealth management, public finance, insurance, private capital, and family office services.
We are a family-owned financial services firm that values client relationships, long-term stability, and supporting the communities where we live and work.
The idea of family defines our culture, because each of us knows that our reputation is on the line as if our own name was on the door.
Our reputation as a leading independent financial services firm is built on the stability of our longstanding and highly experienced senior executives.
We are committed to corporate philanthropy; economic and financial literacy advocacy; and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Stephens is proud to sponsor the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, and PGA TOUR Champions careers, as well as applaud the philanthropic endeavors, of our Brand Ambassadors.
Stephens is the official investment banking partner of Williams Racing, one of the most winning teams in F1 history. We share that tradition of success.
We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.
Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer of Investment Banking
Mr. Johnson is the Chief Administrative Officer of Investment Banking for Stephens Inc. and serves as a Director of Stephens Europe Limited (a Stephens Inc. affiliate).
Mr. Johnson joined Stephens in 1997 and has extensive experience advising Power & Industrial Technology companies on mergers & acquisitions and capital raises. Prior to joining Stephens, he worked at Morgan Stanley and at First Citizens Bank & Trust. Mr. Johnson received a BS in business administration from Wake Forest University and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, where he was elected Beta Gamma Sigma.