Penny Pennington is the managing partner at Edward Jones, a leading financial services company dedicated to helping its 9 million clients with $2.4 trillion in client assets under care.

Pennington is leading Edward Jones as it achieves its next bold ambition – serving more clients, more completely as a financial planning and advice firm that is client-focused, knowledge-powered and relationship-first. The firm's approximately 55,000 associates, including more than 20,000 financial advisors throughout the U.S. and Canada, are committed to helping more families improve their financial fulfillment.

Under her leadership, Edward Jones delivers on its purpose – to partner for positive impact, to improve the lives of its clients and colleagues, and together, better its communities and society. With more branch offices in more communities than any other financial services company, Edward Jones seeks to lift more people up through three areas of focus: partnering for lasting financial strength, promoting healthier futures, and advancing inclusive growth.

Pennington began her career with Edward Jones as a financial advisor in 2000 after a 14-year career in banking and was named a firm principal in 2006. She held various leadership roles in the firm's St. Louis headquarters before being named managing partner in 2019. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and she was named No. 54 on the Fortune Most Powerful Women list in 2026.

Pennington is a member of the Business Roundtable and serves as chair of the Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Cetner Board. In addition, she is a board member of Greater St. Louis, Inc. and the James S. McDonnell Foundation and is co-chair for the Brickline Greenway Initiative.

*2026 Fortune Most Powerful Women, published May 2026, data as of March 2026. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.