W. Andrew Stoner has been with Inspire since 2022 and serves as VP of Portfolio Strategy & Research, overseeing both our Trading and Insight Research departments. Additionally, he manages Inspire’s Tactical Risk Management and Core/Satellite strategies, leads Inspire’s Index Committee, and serves on Inspire’s Engagement Committee.

Prior to joining Inspire, Andrew worked at a Louisiana-based RIA as their Chief Investment Officer and Lead Advisor, managing approximately $450 million of invested assets and implementing active equity strategies aligned with biblically responsible investing (BRI) values.

In 2013, Andrew received a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Economics from Southeastern Louisiana University, where he met his lovely bride, Bethany. Bethany and Andrew tied the knot in 2015 and have since had two adorable children, Adelyn Grace and Liam Ross, who keep them busy with endless playtime and trips to the Audubon Zoo.

Aside from family fun, the Stoner Family is passionate about serving their community through their church, First Baptist Church Covington, and spending quality time with loved ones. For Andrew, his faith and family are at the core of all that he does, including his career.

With a background as a Youth and College Associate Pastor, Andrew has always been driven to integrate his love for Jesus into all aspects of his life. In 2014, he discovered the world of BRI and never looked back. Since then, Andrew has remained steadfast to the mission of inspiring transformation for God’s glory by empowering Christian investors through biblically responsible investing excellence and innovation.

Dr. Erik Davidson, CFA joined Inspire in 2019 serving as Chief Economic Advisor, working closely with Inspire’s Investment Committee to provide valuable insight on global, macro-economic events and trends from a biblical perspective. His particular expertise in the area of behavioral finance enables Inspire to produce discerning research and data on the intersection of faith, investing and investor behavior.

Prior to joining Inspire, Dr. Davidson was the CIO (Chief Investment Officer) for the Wells Fargo Private Bank leading an investment team of over 400 professionals who managed more than $200 billion in assets. Prior to that, Dr. Davidson was the co-Founder and co-CEO of Separate Account Solutions, Inc., a technology company that provided separately managed account (SMA) tools and operational services to investment firms. Earlier in his career, he led the portfolio management team for Franklin Templeton Private Client Services and was a bond trading manager for Credit Suisse First Boston in both New York City and Tokyo. His lifelong interest in the application of academic theory to investing was formed early in his career when he worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors.

Dr. Davidson received his doctorate degree from DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business with his research being in the area of Behavioral Finance. His doctoral dissertation was “Investment Choice Architecture in the Age of Robo-Advisors”. Further, his joint paper, “Does Investor Sentiment Affect Market Response to Earnings Restatements?”, was accepted for presentation at the 2018 Queen Mary University of London’s Behavioural Finance Working Group Conference.

He has also co-authored multiple books including “Investing in Separate Accounts” and “The E-Finance Report,” as well as, authored numerous investment-related articles, speaks at investment-industry conferences, and is regularly featured in the media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNBC, Fox Business News, Reuters, and Bloomberg.

Dr. Davidson is a member of the Advisory Board for DePaul University’s Driehaus Center for Behavioral Finance, an elder for Carmel Presbyterian Church, a Mensa member, an Eagle Scout, and actively volunteers in the Monterey County community. He currently resides in Carmel, California where he loves to run, surf and stand up paddle board. He is married to his wife Lori, since 1986, and has 4 children and two grandchildren.

Darrell Jayroe, CFA, CFP, CKA, has been with Inspire since 2016 and serves as the Senior Portfolio Manager for Inspire’s ETFs and SMA strategies.

Prior to joining Inspire, Darrell was a Vice President and Sr. Portfolio Manager for the Bank of Oklahoma trust department for 12 years where he was responsible for managing accounts for high net worth families, trusts, foundations and institutions. Darrell started his career as an investment advisor in 1994 with PaineWebber in Oklahoma City.

Darrell received a B.A. and Masters degree from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. He is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter holder and is a CFP® (Certified Financial Planner®) licensee. He is a member of the CFA Institute and a member and Past President of the CFA Society of Oklahoma. He is also a member of Kingdom Advisors and holds the CKA® (Certified Kingdom Advisor®) designation as well as a member of the NACFC (National Association of Christian Financial Consultants).

Darrell and his wife, Beth, have been married since 1982 and have two daughters, Kayla and Kyndal and a son in law, Grayson.

Tim Schwarzenberger, CFA, has been with Inspire since 2021 and serves as Portfolio Manager for Inspire’s ETFs and SMA strategies.  He is also Inspire’s Director of Corporate Engagement, leading the firm’s efforts to influence companies on issues of importance to Christian investors.    

Tim has over 20 years of industry experience. He previously served as Managing Director at Christian Brothers Investment Services (CBIS), where he was an integral member of the Investment Team responsible for implementing the firm’s strategy development, portfolio construction, and Catholic investing initiatives. Tim started his investment career as an Investment Analyst at Willis Towers Watson working with the team responsible for providing investment consulting services to the firm's institutional clients. 

A Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) Charterholder and member of the CFA Institute, Tim earned his degree from Idaho State University, where he majored in Finance and minored in Spanish. He also studied six months abroad in Chile at the Universidad Católica de Valparaíso and is fluent in Spanish. 

Tim and his wife Marie are more than busy raising seven wonderful children (one boy and six girls!). They are parishioners at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Boise and are active in their local homeschooling community. Tim enjoys spending time with family and friends, doing anything outdoors, and playing and coaching hockey.