About Douglas
With more than three decades of experience in the financial services and investments industries, Doug’s specialty zeroes in on fixed income and structured finance. Doug joined Focus Partners Wealth in 2026. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Lone Star Funds, a large private equity firm with expertise investing in distressed assets (including residential and commercial real estate, structured credit, and corporate loans) and Pangaea Asset Management (currently Fortress Investment Group), a bank loan asset manager with a specialty in middle-market loans. Doug also spent 15 years focused on fixed income sales at Citigroup and its predecessor firm, Salomon Brothers, where he originally worked with co-founders Bob Huffman and Maury Fertig. At Salomon Brothers Doug worked his way up in sales for structured credit and private placements, including both origination and distribution.
Prior to pursuing his MBA, Doug entered the financial services sector at Blackrock as an associate, where he raised assets and worked on financial advisory assignments. He also had the opportunity to work in Lehman Brothers’ mortgage and financial institutions group as a financial analyst.
Education and Professional Milestones
-Brown University – bachelor’s degree in economics
-University of Chicago Booth School of Business – master of business administration with a concentration in accounting and finance
With more than three decades of experience in the financial services and investments industries, Doug’s specialty zeroes in on fixed income and structured finance. Doug joined Focus Partners Wealth in 2026. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Lone Star Funds, a large private equity firm with expertise investing in distressed assets (including residential and commercial real estate, structured credit, and corporate loans) and Pangaea Asset Management (currently Fortress Investment Group), a bank loan asset manager with a specialty in middle-market loans. Doug also spent 15 years focused on fixed income sales at Citigroup and its predecessor firm, Salomon Brothers, where he originally worked with co-founders Bob Huffman and Maury Fertig. At Salomon Brothers Doug worked his way up in sales for structured credit and private placements, including both origination and distribution.
Prior to pursuing his MBA, Doug entered the financial services sector at Blackrock as an associate, where he raised assets and worked on financial advisory assignments. He also had the opportunity to work in Lehman Brothers’ mortgage and financial institutions group as a financial analyst.
Education and Professional Milestones
-Brown University – bachelor’s degree in economics
-University of Chicago Booth School of Business – master of business administration with a concentration in accounting and finance