Penny Pennington is the Managing Partner of Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 financial services firm.
As the sixth managing partner in the fi rm’s 100-year history, Pennington is responsible for the fi rm’s strategic direction, working together with more than 50,000 associates across North America to make a positive impact in the lives of Edward Jones’ clients, colleagues and communities.
Pennington began her career at Edward Jones in 2000 as a financial advisor in Livonia, Michigan. In 2006, she was named a principal and relocated to the firm’s St. Louis headquarters where she held various leadership roles.
Pennington serves on the boards of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, United Way of Greater St. Louis, the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees, the Whitaker Foundation and Executive Committee of the Chair’s Council for Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Pennington earned a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce with a concentration in Finance from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. She is a graduate of Wharton’s Securities Industry Institute and is a CFA® charterholder.
