David Poarch

Managing Partner

David Poarch is a Registered Investment Advisor and Managing Partner. His primary responsibilities include assisting with investment policy and execution, supporting the marketing effort, developing new investment strategies and products, client reporting, and administration of the firm’s business affairs. He was a co‐founder of Pinnacle in 1996.

Mr. Poarch has 29 years experience in the investment industry including twelve years in fixed income trading and 17 years in investment portfolio management. Mr. Poarch managed the taxable securities trading efforts for Liberty Bancorp prior to joining Pinnacle. In his career, Mr. Poarch has completed the Series 7, Series 63, Series 65, and Series 24 examinations. Mr. Poarch received a B.B.A. in Economics from the University of Oklahoma in 1983 where he was a University Scholar, an Alumni Scholar, and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma. He earned an M.B.A. from Oklahoma City University in 1985.

Mr. Poarch has served on the board of the Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless since 1995, filling the roles of Vice President, President and treasurer, successively.