Gender Male
After completing his service as an officer in the U.S. Air Force in 1957, J.D. MacDonald launched his investment career with the storied Harriman, Ripley & Co., where he developed a keen eye for investment opportunities and a reputation for client-focused counsel. J.D. subsequently managed Van Strum & Towne's Chicago office and later
moved to Loomis Sayles & Co., where he was awarded the Chartered Investment Counselor designation by the Investment Counsel Association of America (now known as the Investment Adviser Association) in 1976. It was also at Loomis Sayles that he first met Bill Roberts.
That auspicious acquaintance blossomed into a working partnership after J.D. and Bill moved on to Bacon, Whipple & Co. in the late 1970’s. While there, both men began to suspect that their tailored approach to investment management could be better pursued in an independent environment. In 1984, after Bacon, Whipple was bought by another prominent investment house, J.D. and Bill saw their opportunity, forming the investment advisory firm that would ultimately become known as Roberts, Glore & Co.
In the years that followed, J.D. successfully guided his clients’ portfolios through bull and bear markets with a consistent focus on long-term value creation. At each step of the way, he brought to investment management the same traits that marked his life outside the office: poise, integrity, and a dash of style.
