Michael K. Farr is president and majority owner of Farr, Miller & Washington, LLC. He is chairman of the Investment Committee and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the firm. Under his leadership, the firm has grown to over $500 million in assets, and has enjoyed performance ranked among the top firms in the country. Prior to joining FM&W, he spent six years with Alex, Brown & Sons, where he was a principal.
Farr is heard on Associated Press Radio and National Public Radio, and he is quoted regularly in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Fortune, the Washington Post, Businessweek, USA Today, and many other publications.
Farr was a long time recurring panelist on PBS' "Wall Street Week," and is currently a regular guest host on CNBC's "Squawk Box ." He is a member of the Economic Club of Washington, the Young President's Organization, and the Washington Association of Money Managers. Also, Farr is the author of "A Million is not Enough" published by Warner Books.
Farr is the chairman of the Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation. He also serves on the board of trustees at Sibley Hospital. He is the former vice chairman of the board of the Salvation Army; former member of the board of trustees of Ford's Theater; the former chairman of the board of directors of the Nation's Capitol Progress Foundation; former chairman of the board of the Paul Berry Academic Scholarship Foundation, and a member of the board of the Neediest Kids.
Farr is a graduate of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., and is married with two children.
