People

Douglas Smith is a Founding Member of TD Capital Management LLC and serves as our Chief Investment Officer and Chief Portfolio Strategist. Doug is a CPA and an AICPA-accredited Personal Financial Specialist with extensive experience in the investment arena. He received a B.B.A. in accounting from The University of Memphis in 1982 and a M.S. in 1990. His diverse and extensive financial background includes designing and implementing large institutional cash management systems and consulting for institutional investment portfolios. In addition, he has served as an adjunct professor of economics and business at Rhodes College, The University of Memphis, and Christian Brothers University. Doug is active in numerous civic and professional organizations including the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He currently chairs the TN Society of CPA's Personal Finance Committee and serves as a speaker at the committee's annual educational conference. Active in his church, Doug led the vestry of Grace St. Luke's Episcopal Church as senior warden, chaired the church's endowment and finance committees, has served as treasurer of the Diocese of West Tennessee, and continues as chair of the diocesan finance committee.

N. Gordon Thompson is a founding member of TD Capital Management and serves as our Managing Member.   In addition to his Certified Public Accountant designation, he has also obtained the designations of Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA), and Personal Financial Specialist (PFS). Born in 1953, Gordon received his B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Mississippi in 1975. He served as managing member of Thompson Dunavant PLC from 1991 through 2009 and currently leads the firm’s Wealth Management Services. In this role, Gordon oversees the coordination of financial planning services between Thompson Dunavant PLC and TD Capital Management, LLC. Gordon has spent his career focusing on tax and financial planning solutions for individuals, their families, and their businesses. He serves on the Board of Directors of American Health Centers, Inc. and Evolve Financial Group, Inc. He also serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees of these Boards. Gordon is quite active in civic organizations, including past President of the Board of Trustees of Memphis Museums, Inc., current Director and Finance Chairman of Memphis Leadership Foundation, Former Chairman of the Board of Christ Methodist Day School, and the former Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee of Leadership Memphis. Gordon is also a current member of the Advisory Board of the University of Mississippi Patterson School Of Accountancy. Visit our parent Thompson Dunavant website to learn more about Specialized Services.

John R. Harrell is the newest Member at TD Capital and is responsible for the management of client portfolios.  He leads the team of analysts by reviewing clients’ goals and objectives and implementing investment strategies.  John also serves on the Investment Committee where his market research, valuations, and forecasts contribute to the firm’s strategic and tactical investment allocations.

John joined TD Capital in 2004.  His roles as portfolio manager and portfolio analyst contributed to the development of his analytical skills and investment knowledge.  John received his CFP® (Certified Financial Planner) certification in 2009 and his AAMS® (Accredited Asset Management Specialist) designation in 2007.  He received his M.B.A. from Christian Brothers University and a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Memphis.  John is a member of the Financial Planning Association.

Jay McDonald serves the clients of TD Capital as a Portfolio Analyst.  His responsibilities include reviewing and implementing investment strategies as well as conducting research for the Investment Committee.

Jay graduated magna cum laude from Christian Brothers University with a bachelor’s degree in finance.

Lee Lacy joined TD Capital in March of 2008 as the Client Services Coordinator.  He has since transitioned into the role of Portfolio Analyst and his responsibilities include reviewing and implementing investment strategies, quarterly client reporting, billing, and coordinating software/technology utilized by TD Capital.

Lee joined the firm with three years of financial experience in the broker-dealer industry and holds Series 7 and Series 63 licenses along with the Accredited Asset Management Specialist (AAMS®) designation.  He is currently working on the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) certification.  Lee received a bachelor’s in finance from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Peggy Campbell joined TD Capital in July 2008.  She is the first point of contact with TD Capital and assists clients with their service needs.  She received a master’s degree from Southern Methodist University and has a bachelor's degree from Hollins University.

Kathryn Watts serves as the TD Capital Compliance Coordinator, and assists with Client Services and Operations.  Kathryn graduated summa cum laude from the International Business program at Mississippi State University in 2008 with bachelor's degrees in business and Spanish.