As Managing Director of 1285 Avenue of the Americas Headquarters of UBS Financial Services, Inc. in New York City, John draws on four decades of experience building and growing a successful team. He sees his role as that of a coach, helping Financial Advisors serve client needs while increasing their business and achieving their goals.
John started his career in the financial services industry in 1972, working for M.H. Siegfried and Co. as a real estate, insurance, and mortgage broker in Missouri. In 1975, he became a Financial Advisor for Bache and Co., now Wells Fargo Investments, LLC, and was promoted to Branch Manager of its St. Louis Office in 1978. In 1983, John relocated to New York and became a Partner and Senior Managing Director for Sussex Securities, Inc.
In 1986, he moved to Houston, Texas to become Senior Vice President and Branch Manager for the Downtown Houston Branch of PaineWebber which was later acquired by UBS in June of 2000. In 1992, the firm transferred him back to New York City to manage the 1285 Avenue of the Americas Headquarters Branch. UBS has empowered John to provide global resources to clients and Financial Advisors by establishing decision making autonomy at the branch level. John has since grown the Branch from $10 Million in revenue and $700 Million assets under management to $325 Million in revenue and $49.5 Billion assets under management. John Decker is the only manager at UBS who has achieved the firm's prestigious Field Leadership Council 18 times.
John graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree from Graceland University in 1972. He subsequently attended the Wharton Business Executive Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania, completed an Advanced Management Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School, and is a graduate of the Leadership and Management Program of the Darden School for Executive Education. He also served as a faculty member for the UBS Field Leadership Program.
John is a recipient of the Ed Connelly Leadership Award which is the highest and most coveted award a field leader can earn at UBS, and was named one of Wall Street’s top 10 branch managers. He is also a former board member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. John and his wife, Mary Clare, enjoy skiing, boating, motorcycling, and traveling.
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