George W. Connell

George W. Connell

Founder & Director

Mr. George Connell is the Founder and a current Director of The Haverford Trust Company and Haverford Financial Services, which are subsidiaries of Drexel Morgan & Co. George also serves as the President and Director of Drexel Morgan & Co., which is an SEC-registered investment adviser and bank holding company, and as Vice Chairman and Director of Haverford Trust Securities, a broker-dealer subsidiary of The Haverford Trust Company.

George established the Haverford Quality Investing® philosophy. The Haverford Trust Company has followed this historically successful and disciplined process since its inception in 1979. George has more than 50 years of investment management experience and serves as a member of the Executive Committees for Drexel Morgan & Co. and The Haverford Trust Company.

Contact Information

610.995.8733

Certifications & Education

B.S. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

FINRA Series 7, 24, 27 and 63

Previous Experience

Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Rittenhouse Financial Services

Principal & Chair of the Investment Selection Committee
Drexel & Co.

Corporate Research Analyst
J.P. Morgan & Company

Affiliations & Memberships

Trustee (1993-Present)
Providence Center, A Ministry of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus

Board of Overseers (1994-Present)
University of Pennsylvania Athletic Association

Hospitality Committee (1995-Present)
Devon Horse Show & Country Fair FBO Bryn Mawr Hospital

Trustee (2002-Present)
Academy in Manayunk

Finance Committee (2013-Present)
Project Home

Trustee Emeritus & Finance Committee Member (1974-2021)
Morris Arboretum

Trustee & Finance Committee Chairman (1991-2021)
Caroline A. Buck Foundation

Finance Committee Chairman (1961-2006)
Northern Home for Children

Finance Committee Chairman & Board Vice Chairman (1974-2000)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Director & Finance Committee Chairman (1976-2012)
National Rolling Mills

Trustee & Finance Committee Chairman (1995-2000)
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts