Background
Powell, Roger Gant was born on November 28, 1949 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Jackson Junior and Catherine Ravenel (Gant) Powell.
Powell, Roger Gant was born on November 28, 1949 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Jackson Junior and Catherine Ravenel (Gant) Powell.
Bachelor, Davidson College, 1971. Certified advanced management, North Carolina School Banking, 1976.
Syndicate clerk, Dickson, Powell, Kistler & Crawford, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1971-1972; principal, The Powell Group, Charlotte, 1972-1976; vice president, American Bank and Trust Company, Monroe, North Carolina, 1976-1980; vice president, United Carolina Bancshares, Whiteville, North Carolina, 1976-1981; vice president, Southeastern Sav. and Loan, Charlotte, 1981-1983; associate, Alex Brown & Sons, Baltimore, 1983-1986; vice president, Alex Brown & Sons, Inc., Baltimore, 1986-1988; principal, Alex Brown & Sons, Inc., Baltimore, since 1988. Board director Moroil Corporation, Charlotte, since 1971. Advisory director Provident Bankshares, Baltimore, 1989-1990.
Board directors Goodwill Industries of Charlotte, 1973-1974, League for the Handicapped, Inc., Baltimore, 1990-1994. Member vestry St. David's Episcopalian Church, 1986-1989, treasurer, 1991-1994, Southeast district Cape Fear council Boy Scouts American, 1981. Trustee Maryland Zoological Society, since 1995, chairman, 2004-2006.
Trustee Maryland Institute College of Art, since 2004, Mountain Goville Veterinary Project, since 2005. Member Charlotte Chamber of Commerce (leadership school 1973), Carteret Chamber of Commerce (vice president 1975).
Married Anne Elizabeth Bear, February 10, 1979. Children: Anne Elizabeth, Roger Gant Junior, Samuel Bear.