Chris Marinac

Director of Research
Janney Montgomery Scott

As Director of Research at Janney Montgomery Scott, Chris Marinac oversees the firm’s Equity Research team, which covers more than 225 companies within the Financials, Healthcare, Infrastructure, and Real Estate sectors. Chris has more than 33 years of financial services and research analysis experience. Before joining Janney in 2019, he was Co-Founder and Director of Research at FIG Partners LLC, a premier investment banking and research firm specializing in community banks. Earlier in his career, Chris held roles at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and Wachovia Corporation (formerly Interstate/Johnson Lane Inc.).

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Chris has served as a financial expert and resource to global and national media outlets, including American Banker, Bloomberg, CNBC, Financial Times, FOX Business, and the Wall Street Journal. He graduated from Kent State University with a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance. Chris is actively involved with Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities Inc., where he is serving his fourth, three-year term as a board member.