Bio

Rory McKinney is the Head of Investment Banking at D.A. Davidson & Co., where he leads the business with over 90 professionals in 10 offices throughout the United States. Since joining D.A. Davidson in 2007, he has successfully advised numerous public and private companies on over 100 merger and acquisition and capital raising assignments. Rory is a member of D.A. Davidson Companies’ Leadership Council and D.A. Davidson’s Capital Markets Commitment and Fairness Opinion Committees, and plays a senior role on D.A. Davidson’s Equity Capital Markets leadership team. Under Rory’s leadership, the investment banking group is among the fastest growing businesses within D.A. Davidson, hiring senior leading investment banking professionals, expanding into new industry verticals and opening new offices. Prior to his current role, he served as Co-Head of Investment Banking from 2014-2016 and opened the firm’s Southern California investment banking office in 2010. In addition to leadership responsibilities, Rory heads D.A. Davidson’s Financial Institutions Group, one of the most active advisors to banks in the United States. Prior to joining D.A. Davidson, Rory managed the West Coast office of Hovde Financial, an investment banking firm exclusively focused on financial institutions. Rory holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from DePaul University, where he was also a three-time varsity letter winner and two-time team captain in tennis.