Jeff Miller merged his firm, Miller Portfolio Advisors, LLC, with Armor Investment Advisors in January 2008. Prior to establishing his firm in 2007, Jeff was a partner and Chief Investment Officer at Atlantic Capital Management, LLC since 2001. Prior to 2001, Jeff was with GlaxoSmithKline plc in a number of Finance and Treasury roles, including responsibility for the U.S. corporate pension plan, 401(k) savings plan, and NC GSK Foundation, all totaling $2.3 billion. Prior to GlaxoSmithKline, he worked 7 years at RJR Nabisco, Inc. in Winston-Salem, NC and Atlanta, GA, including service as Investment Manager with RJR Investment Management, with responsibility for over $4.0 billion in various pension, savings, and foundation portfolios. These previous roles enabled Jeff to obtain broad experience across all asset classes, from the nuts and bolts of portfolio management to strategic planning. Additionally, Jeff has managed money for a number of individuals privately over a 17-year period. Jeff earned a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia in 1977, an MBA in Finance from the College of William and Mary in 1982, and has been a CFA Institute charter holder since 1992.

Walt Sheffield has over 25 years of financial services experience. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, as well as a practicing attorney with Armor Trust Attorneys, where he also focuses on family wealth preservation estate planning. Walt’s investment experience has included six years as a trust officer for a large national bank, nine years as an employee benefits consultant with an international consulting firm, and six years as a partner in an independent investment advisory firm, Atlantic Capital Management, LLC. He founded Armor Investment Advisors, LLC in 2005. Walt is a graduate of Duke University and Vanderbilt University School of Law.

John Purrington joined Armor in 2007 as a partner and as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer. In 2009, John also became our Chief Compliance Officer. In addition to overseeing operations, compliance, and technology, John is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. From 1990 until 2007, John helped grow Schwab Performance Technologies from a three person startup into an industry leader delivering portfolio management and accounting solutions to more than 3,000 independent financial advisors. John held many roles at Schwab Performance Technologies including overseeing the customer support group, managing the quality assurance team, and consulting for some of the most respected advisory firms in the country. A graduate of Woodberry Forest School, John received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Bucknell University. In 2005, John received an Executive Certificate in Certified Financial Planning from Duke University’s Continuing Studies program.