Darnell is currently a Senior Vice President with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Managing Partner of the Jackson Group. The Jackson group specializes in fi nan-cial services and has been responsible for managing over 9.5 billion $ worth of public and corporate fi nance projects in Southeastern Michigan, including the new Ford Field Football Stadium and the new metropolitan Detroit Airport. Darnell is a current member of the Henry Ford Hospital System - Wyando􀀂 e Board of Trust-ees and a member of the Quality Commi􀀂 ee. Darnell has been featured and/or wri􀀂 en ar􀀁 cles in numerous na􀀁 onal publica􀀁 ons and magazines including The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, Detroit Free Press and Vanity Fair.

Prior to his tenure at Morgan Stanley, Darnell spent over 25 years with Merrill Lynch. Darnell has a degree from the University of Michigan with a concentra􀀁 on in Economics. He also did post graduate studies at the University of Detroit and successfully completed the Wharton School of Business Execu􀀁 ve Training Program.