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Curtis Butler

Researcher · DISC type Cs
Founder & Lead Career Coach at Guided Ascent Career Coaching
📍 Darien, Connecticut, United States

Curtis Butler is the Founder of Guided Ascent Career Coaching, leveraging a 30-year career in finance where he was a Managing Director at firms like J. P. Morgan and Jennison Associates. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Johns Hopkins SAIS graduate, he now mentors students on launching their careers, drawing on extensive hiring experience.

He lives in Darien, CT, and serves on his towns legislature and the board of STRIDE Adaptive Sports, a non-profit for disabled children and veterans. A father of two, Curtis enjoys painting, cooking, and the outdoors. In college, he was on the Crew Team.

After three decades on Wall Street, he pivoted his career to focus entirely on his passion: coaching young professionals.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Founder & Lead Career Coach
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Darien, Connecticut, United States
Personality Overview

How Curtis shows up

Soft Communicator
Self-Disciplined
Cost Conscious

Being observant comes to them naturally. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.

Priorities

Topics Curtis cares about

Career Coaching
Founded a coaching practice in 2024 to guide college students and recent graduates through the modern job search, focusing on building confidence and strategy.
Finance Careers
Draws on his 30-year career at firms like J. P. Morgan to mentor students specifically targeting the competitive finance industry.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Founder & Lead Career Coach
Guided Ascent Career Coaching
7-2021 - 3-2024
Managing Director, Client Portfolio Manager
Jennison Associates LLC
3-2012 - 6-2019
Managing Director, Client Portfolio Manager
J.P. Morgan
10-2008 - 12-2010
Portfolio Manager and Head of Emerging Market Equities
Lombard Odier
2-2003 - 9-2008
Portfolio Manager
Batterymarch Financial Management
In the press

Media appearances

Meet a Dad: Curtis Butler of Guided Ascent Career Coaching. Featured in Greenwich Moms
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Education
8-1990 - 5-1992
Master of Arts - MA
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
1990 - 1992
MA
The Johns Hopkins University
1986 - 1990
BA
Union College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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