Michael K. Farr
Presidentmfarr@farrmiller.com
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 seven hundred million dollars in assets, and has enjoyed solid returns since inception in 1996. Prior to starting FM&W, he was a Principal with Alex. Brown & Sons.
Mr. Farr is a Contributor for CNBC television as well as a recurring commentator and guest host for The Today Show, Good Morning America, NBC’s Nightly News, CNN, Bloomberg, Reuters, and the Nightly Business Report. Mr. 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. Mr. Farr was a long time recurring panelist on PBS’ Wall $treet Week. He is a member of the Economic Club of Washington, National Association for Business Economics, The Young President’s Organization, and The Washington Association of Money Managers. Mr. Farr is the author of The Arrogance Cycle, his newest book recently released by Globe Pequot Press. His first book A Million is Not Enough was published by Hachette Book Group USA and released in 2008.
Mr. 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; he is a former member of the Board of Trustees of Ford’s Theatre; he is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Traveler’s Aid Society, Nation’s Capitol Progress Foundation, and the Paul Berry Academic Scholarship Foundation, as well as a member of the Board of the Neediest Kids. Mr. Farr is a graduate of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He is married and has two children.