Robert Toigo Foundation Fellowship Alumni Jonathan Murrell celebrates three years as the vice president and portfolio manager at Wells Fargo in Dallas, Texas. During his graduate studies at Dartmouth, Jonathan Murrell was awarded the Robert Toigo Foundation Fellowship, which is dedicated to helping minority students achieve a successful career in finance.

Jonathan Murrell found success in the financial sector in 2003 as an analyst for Citigroup Global Markets, where he developed and presented stock ideas to portfolio managers. Since then, Jonathan Murrell has established a career as a portfolio manager himself.

While the world class instruction that he received established a strong understanding of the financial market, it was the network of Robert Toigo Foundation Fellows that really helped Jonathan Murrell establish himself as a financial expert.

Upon joining the Fellowship, Jonathan Murrell joined a network of over a thousand MBA graduates who were all pursuing careers in finance. This distinction not only boosted Jonathan Murrell’s credentials, but also helped connect him with people who would mentor and coach him as he navigated his career, and who would eventually become some of Jonathan’s closest friends.

The leadership skills and financial knowledge that Jonathan Murrell learned as a Toigo Fellow helped shape him for his current position as the vice president at Wells Fargo in Dallas, Texas. Aside from managing portfolios, it was his ability to analyze the markets, comparable companies, and underlying credit ratings that made Jonathan Murrell a trusted name in finance.

Jonathan Murrell’s continued success in investment management and advice has landed him prestigious clients with portfolios exceeding $600 million. At the age of 31, Jonathan Murrell hopes to have many more years as a successful finance expert and investment manager. Despite the success he’s achieved and the expertise he’s acquired, Jonathan Murrell has consistently sought to deepen his understanding of financial topics as well as broaden his network. Jonathan Murrell’s LinkedIn profile boasts over 500 connections, most of whom he has personally had interactions with in the last five years.

Just as many leadership skills and knowledge were passed to Jonathan Murrell during his years as a Toigo Fellow, Murrell has continued his efforts to grow financial literacy in economically unstable times.