Doug Aldridge

Douglas R. Aldridge Jr., CFP® is a Private Wealth Financial Advisor and Managing Director – Investments for the Aldridge Private Wealth Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors. As the team leader, Doug is responsible for key client relationships, focusing on affluent families, foundations and institutions. He provides a broad array of wealth management and financial strategies as a certified PIM Portfolio Manager, and earned his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™ certification in 2007.

Prior to joining Wells Fargo Advisors in 2009, Doug was a part of Morgan Stanley’s Investment Bank, within their Private Wealth Management division. At MS & Co., he served in the same capacity as his current role. After 7 years, he moved his practice to Wells Fargo Advisors in the Spring of 2009. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Doug spent time on the floor of the NYSE working for the Specialist firm Wagner Stott Bear. He also spent a year overseas working with a boutique Estate Planning firm—J. Sanz y Asociados.

Doug earned a B.A. in Spanish and Economics at Washington & Lee University, graduating with Honors. He also holds a MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School, where he earned the distinction of Beta Gamma Sigma.

Doug and his wife Grace are both Atlanta natives. They have six amazing children and live on a farm in Chattahoochee Hills, Ga. On their farm—Wild Fern Ranch—they have numerous animals and over 1,000 organic blueberry bushes.

They stay busy keeping up with their kids, involved at their schools, sports, barrel races and ballet/dance recitals. They are members of Southside Church in Newnan and Chatt Hills. Furthermore, Doug has started and led multiple CLC small groups (Christ Led Communities). He is also a part of The Westminster Schools of Atlanta alumni association.

Doug and his wife are most passionate about children, whether it’s foster care, adoption or education. Their work in this area includes serving as foster parents through the Safe Families division of Bethany Christian Services and Families First over the years. Doug is on the boards of Families First (Georgia’s leading non-profit family service agency), and also Wild Fern Ranch (formerly Serenbe Stables), a like-minded non-profit in Chattahoochee Hills, Ga., that utilizes Equine Assisted Learning to help special needs and underprivileged children. He is fluent in Spanish.