My Team
Chris Walker began his career in the financial services industry in 1991. He spent 4 years at Nashville based J.C. Bradford and 17 combined years at UBS and Wells Fargo before joining Janney in 2017.
Growing up throughout the southeastern United States, he claims Chattanooga, TN as his hometown, where he attended the Baylor School. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, where he met his wife, Louise. He and Louise are proud parents of twins and spend their weekends cheering for them on tennis, basketball, and volleyball courts, soccer fields, and swimming pools. He is soon to be an” empty nester” in the fall of 2023 when the kids go off to college.
Chris gives back to the community by contributing to the Boys & Girls Club of Middle Tennessee, 2nd Harvest Food Bank, and Nashville Children's Alliance. He is a lifetime member of Trout Unlimited and the Coastal Conservation Association. Outside of the office, he enjoys mountain biking, fly fishing and camping with his family.
Kim Richardson started his career at Paine Webber in 1998, where he worked until joining Morgan Stanley in 2000. Kim developed his experience and business there for 4 years before joining Wells Fargo in 2004. After working for another publicly traded company, he recognized that a privately-owned firm would provide the client-first culture he desired, resulting in him joining Janney Montgomery Scott LLC in 2017.
At Janney, he works with individuals and families to customize portfolios that meet their needs and goals in an ever-changing market. He is also licensed to sell Long Term Care Insurance and helps to structure retirement plans.
Kim plays an active part in his community, supporting High Hopes Development Center, Blue Haven Youth Camp in New Mexico, Siloam Health, Hope Clinic, Grace Chapel and Ducks Unlimited. He enjoys the great outdoors and spends many hours hiking, hunting, and fishing. He enjoys playing Pickleball and loves spending time with his wife, Bonnie, and twin daughters Amy and Emily.
We collaborate with other Janney specialists, as needed, who have in-depth experience in specific disciplines. Together, we can assess your unique situation, analyze different strategies, and develop a plan fit for your unique needs and goals.
Guy LeBas is Janney’s Chief Fixed Income Strategist, as well as Head of Fixed Income for Janney Capital Management. In his strategist role, he is responsible for providing direction to the firm’s clients on the macroeconomic, interest rate, and bond market investing climate.
Guy authors fixed-income market periodicals, which provide relative-value perspectives and recommendations across the fixed income spectrum. At Janney Capital Management, he oversees the firm's discretionarily managed bond portfolios, taking a client-tailored approach to generating consistent income across varying interest-rate environments.
Prior to joining Janney in 2006, Guy served as Interest Rate Risk Manager for U.S. Trust’s bank asset and liability portfolios. In this role, he oversaw risk and return for $20 billion in bank assets and derivatives.
Guy is also a frequent guest on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Fox Business News, and regularly speaks at financial industry conferences. He studied at Swarthmore College, holds an M.S. in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University, and is a CFA® Charterholder.
Mark Luschini is the Chief Investment Strategist for Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, leading the Investment Strategy Group. In that capacity Mark is responsible for establishing the Firm’s broad outlook relating to conditions in the capital markets and the economy and to develop investment strategies that align with the best interest, goals, and objectives of individual and institutional clients. He also establishes the Firm’s asset allocation models used for portfolio construction and financial planning.
As Chief Investment Strategist, Mark serves as the Janney's investment spokesperson, offering national market commentary and developing asset allocation models and investment strategies. He chairs the investment committee and actively interfaces with both current and prospective clients.
Additionally, Mark directs Janney Capital Management, the Firm’s discretionary investment management division. Under his leadership, Janney Capital Management has delivered competitive investment results across multiple strategies. The total assets under management has grown to more than $4 billion, with nearly $3 billion in traditional equity and fixed income assets, and over $1 billion in various strategic and tactical asset allocation strategies utilizing exchange-traded solutions and mutual funds. Mark served on the Board of Managers for Janney, and currently serves as a Trustee for the Firm’s Pension & Profit Sharing Plan. He is a member of the Janney Wealth Management Department’s Mutual Fund and Alternative Investment Committees.
In Janney Capital Management, Mark chairs the Investment Committee which sets asset class and sector policy and directly participates in managing the equity, fixed income, and asset allocation strategies under its advisory. Mark has spent more than 30 years in the investment industry. He utilizes that experience to speak on topics related to macroeconomics and investment management at seminars and conferences.
His comments and written articles have been circulated in numerous publications ranging from the Wall Street Journal and Barron’s to the New York Times, USA Today, Financial Times, and Money magazine. He has appeared in various media outlets including CNBC, Bloomberg Television, Fox Business News, and CNN.
He has a BA and MBA from Gannon University and holds the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation from the Market Technicians Association