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DAVID A. PICKLER
David Pickler
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David A. Pickler, Esq., CFP®, CPWA®, ChFC®, CDFA®

President & CEO

David A. Pickler is an award-winning wealth advisor and attorney, and serves as President and CEO of Pickler Wealth Advisors, The Pickler Law Firm, and Co-Founder of Pickler Accounting Advisors in Collierville, Tennessee. He is also the Founder and Executive Director of APEF. David has built his personal and professional life on the principles of civic leadership, public education advocacy, and philanthropic investment.

In 2024, David was named Top Advisor by InvestmentNews and was also named to Forbes’ Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list. He has twice been named a Charitable Champion by Invest in Others, and, in 2019, was the recipient of their Catalyst Award for his charitable work. In 2021, Pickler Wealth Advisors was named Small Business of the Year by Memphis Business Journal and, in the same year, was named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The Pickler Law Firm has been named “Best Law Firm in Memphis” by the Commercial Appeal five years in a row.

David was a member of the first-elected Shelby County Board of Education, having been elected in 1998. He served on the Board for 16 years and was the School Board Chairman for 12 years, from 1999-2011. David also served as President of the Tennessee School Boards Association, and in 2013 became the President of the National School Boards Association. Upon his retirement from elected office, David founded APEF to serve the interest of America’s public-school children in two key areas: financial literacy and workforce development.

David is the author of Pillars of Purpose: Leadership Lessons for Achieving a Life of Significance, a collection of personal stories that lay out a detailed, step-by-step process of how to build a life of significance. Learn more here >

Learn more about David's community involvement here.

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