David A. Hjorth, ChFC, CLU
David Hjorth came to Cal Poly Pomona initially as a baseball player under the tutelage of Coach John Scolinos. Since his graduation in 1970, David has moved from the outfield to the front lines of the world of financial planning as Founder and President of D.H. Financial Consulting, INC.
David works primarily with owners of privately held and family owned businesses in the areas of estate distribution, investment strategies, business succession planning, charitable and various tax reduction strategies. He has used his Cal Poly Pomona education, and his subsequent training as a Chartered Financial Consultant and Chartered Life Underwriter, to help hundreds of owners take action and plan for themselves and their families.
David's professional affiliations include International Association for Financial Planning, the National Association of Security Dealers, the American Society of Chartered Life Underwriters and the Advanced Association of Life Underwriters, Washington, DC. David is a Life and Qualifying member of the Million Dollar Round Table, and on a number of occasions has qualified for Top of the Table. This year, he is President of the Agents Advisory Council, representing 8,000 Financial Advisors across the nation.
David and his wife, Mary, who is a Cal Poly Pomona alumna (1972), are very active in the Upland, CA community. David is a past member of the San Antonio Community Hospital Foundation Board of Directors. In addition, he and his family have established the David and Mary Hjorth Family Endowment Fund through the Community Foundation of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. The main purpose of the fund is to grant college scholarships to graduating seniors.
