Tom Searson

Mr. Thomas M.
Searson, CFA MBA, is a Co-Founder & Principal at Providence Capital Advisors LLC.
He directs the investment process at Providence Capital and is responsible for security selection within the portfolios.
Prior to co-founding Providence Capital Advisors, Mr. Searson served as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Willingdon Wealth Management for 10 years.
He was the Lead Portfolio Manager on the Covered Call and Income Portfolio strategies, as well as a Supporting Analyst on the Core Equity strategy.
For approximately half of his tenure at Willingdon, he was also the lead Fixed Income Portfolio Manager.
Prior to beginning his investment career, he worked for Ernst and Young LLP in Chicago providing audit services for public and private clients in all industries with a focus on the retail, distribution, and manufacturing segment.
He received his undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame in 1998.
He received his Masters in Business Administration from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004 with a concentration in Investment Management.
He is a CFA charterholder, a Certified Public Accountant, and a member of the CFA Society of North Carolina.