Management & Board of Directors

Wayne A. Thorp, CFA CEO Wayne A. Thorp was appointed CEO in September 25, 2025. He has more than 25 years of experience in investment education, research, analysis, and product development, with a focus on educating and empowering individual investors. Wayne spent the majority of his career at the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII), advancing from analyst to his most recent role as Head of Research & Analysis, leaving an impact on hundreds of thousands of individual investors. Wayne joined AAII in 1997 and was promoted through the ranks to Vice President in 2013, before becoming Head of Research & Analysis in 2021. He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2002 and earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from DePaul University. Mr. Thorp has been frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal and MarketWatch, and is a Top-Performing Stock Strategy Contributor at Validea.com.

Doug Gerlach President Doug has helped countless people get started on the road to financial freedom. A true Internet pioneer, he founded one of the earliest financial Websites, Investorama.com, in 1994, and co-founded NAIC's original website in 1995. In his role as President, Doug serves as ICLUBcentral's product manager and evangelist for tools such as myICLUB.com, MyStockProspector.com, and the award-winning Investor Advisory Service newsletter (for which he also serves as editor). Doug founded several of the tools in ICLUBcentral's toolbox, including StockCentral and the market-beating SmallCap Informer newsletter. He is the author of several books, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Investing, The Armchair Millionaire, and Investment Clubs for Dummies, and maintains his commitment to making personal finance accessible to all, through magazine articles, media appearances, webinars, and speaking engagements.

Clarence "Joe" Farrell Chairman, Board of Directors Joe Farrell retired in 2012 as Trust Portfolio Manager for Trustmark National Bank following 37 years in the banking industry. His career began in 1975 as a National Bank Examiner with the Officer of the Comptroller of the Currency in Memphis. In 1987, he first volunteered with his local BetterInvesting chapter, and in the ensuing years continued to serve at the local, regional, and national levels. He currently serves as treasurer for two investment clubs, and as treasurer of the BetterInvesting Volunteer Advisory Board. Joe joined ICLUBcentral's Board of Directors in 2020.