C O R P O R AT E HIGHLIGHTS
Everett Johnson Everett Johnson is the senior director of Business Solutions Development for Edward Jones. He joined the firm in April 2007 and assumed responsibility for firmwide applications development. He was named a principal with the firm in 2008. Prior to joining Edward Jones, Johnson was a senior vice president at Citigroup Inc. in New York City. There he was charged with developing and implementing various business- critical systems at the Smith Barney retail brokerage, Asset Management and Global Transaction Services business units. Johnson, a native of New York City, attended Wagner College in New York, earning dual bachelor’s degrees in computer science and business administration. He also holds an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of business and a master’s degree in technology management from the university’s engineering school. Johnson has served on the SIFMA Technology Management Committee and the AT&T Financial Services Advisory Board. He currently serves as a board member of the St. Louis Application Development Board, Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis and the Grace Hill Settlement House, a non-profit organization focused on helping the underprivileged
Irasa Downing Irasa Downing leads the Client Strategies Group (CSG) Human Resources delivery area. Irasa also provides human resources leadership as a member of the Client Strategies Strategy Group (CSSG) and, at the firm level, as a member of several Human Resources strategy and operating committees. Irasa joined Edward Jones in 2012 as the human resources leader responsible for the central division of Branch Development. There, she spearheaded a multitude of projects, including helping define the financial advisor role as the leader of his or her branch team and spearhead the strategic plan for building and implementing a field human resources organization. She was named the director of Human Resources for the Client Strategies Group in 2014. Irasa has extensive experience in the human resources industry and was the human resources manager for Energizer Battery Inc. five years. A native of Winfield, Mo., Irasa attended the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. She also holds the professional designation of Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). She and her husband, Kurtis, have two daughters, Kira and Kumari. Irasa has served with Connections to Success, formerly known as Dress for Success, since 2013. 90
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