Executive Q+A with Jim Kerr of D.A. Davidson Companies

With grit and determination, Jim Kerr, who never finished college, has helped build D.A. Davidson Companies, a Great Falls, Montana-based employee-owned firm, into a financial services powerhouse with 1,330 employees in 22 states and $44 billion under management. EARLY YEARS: I grew up in Oregon, where my dad made and lost several fortunes doing everything…