About John Kramer
John started with Smith Barney’s Consulting Group in Nov 1994 and has worked in various roles within Consulting Group.
John spent his early years working on the technology side assisting with the various in house performance and manager search and selection tools. Mr. Kramer then moved on to training and managing the Northeast division of technical analysts on the various advisory platforms, manager selection tools and performance tools. He also assisted the CG Regional Directors at the time with training and education events in the Northeast Division.
In 2005, John became a Regional Director, working closely with Legg Mason financial advisors assisting them converting from Legg Mason to Smith Barney. His knowledge proved the be a great fit to work with the migrations of the two firms and he would be an asset again in 2012, when Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney merged.
John currently works with financial advisors in the DC/Annapolis, Greater Philadelphia and Greater Chesapeake complexes to assist them with navigating the various advisory platforms, practice management engagement, client meetings, presentations, working with advisors on their business practices, pricing, asset allocation and manager selection.
John Graduated from the University of Delaware and holds a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in finance and holds a CIMA and has been an active member in APIC (Association for Professional Consultants) for the last 18 years.