B. Scott Alford, President Alford Financial, LLC
Scott was born in South Louisiana, moved to Shreveport at the age of 7 and has spent most of his life there.
After attending First Baptist Church School and Loyola College Prep, he received 2 degrees from LSU in Shreveport one in Economics and the other in Finance and was a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon an Economic Honor society.
After graduating from college in 1991, he was hired by Merrill Lynch and ultimately earned his Series 7 license in 1992 (registration currently held through LPL Financial).
1995 moved to Dallas to work for OLDE Discount Stock Brokers a national brokerage firm and was promoted to manager of one of the Dallas area offices.
2000 he was hired by Smith Barney as Vice President – Wealth Management then moved back to Shreveport in 2006.
Ultimately, he left Smith Barney to start Alford Financial, L.L.C. in 2009.
Scott is married to Lisa Alford a music teacher at First Baptist Church School in Shreveport; they have 3 children Caroline, Burke and Betty. Scott and Lisa are members of Norris Ferry Community Church and are involved in many community organizations including Young Life, The Salvation Army, and Volunteers of America. They enjoy snow and water skiing, boating and mostly spending time with their family.