The History of Financial Planning: The Transformation of Financial Services

E. Denby Brandon Jr., CFP, was an original board member of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards starting in 1985 and served as chairman from 1989–1990. He was the first chairman of the Board of Affiliated Associations in 1992, the International CFP Credentialing Organization. He was also the cofounder of the Brandon Organizations in 1952 and currently serves as the Chairman of Brandon Financial Planning, Inc., in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2007, Brandon received the P. Kemp Fain Jr. Award, the top honor given annually by the Financial Planning Association.

Dr. H. Oliver Welch is the chairman emeritus of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. He is a multidiscipline individual with a doctoral degree in the fields of management, economics, quantitative methods, accounting, and administrative theory. Dr. Welch is a CPA, attorney, real estate broker, and holds the professional designations of urban planner (AICP), property manager (CPM), and personal financial specialist (PFS) and (CFP). He has held leadership positions in several publicly held companies involved in securities, real estate, resorts, and aviation.