D. James Barker, CWS®, is a Managing Associate at Henssler Financial. Mr. Barker’s responsibilities include managing client accounts on a day-to-day basis, as well as providing financial consulting for businesses and individuals. As a Managing Associate, Mr. Barker engages in initiating new business and works on overarching planning issues, in addition to managing staff and leading teams. He also contributes to “Money Talks,” the firm’s financial talk radio show.

After initially joining the firm as an Assistant, Mr. Barker was promoted to Account Executive, where he maintained client files and updated financial plans. In 2012, he was promoted to Associate, and became a Senior Associate in 2013. He was promoted to Managing Associate in 2016. Prior to joining Henssler Financial, Mr. Barker worked for nine years as a police officer in Austell, GA.

As part of the firm’s involvement with Kennesaw State University, Mr. Barker is part of the team that provides monthly lectures on personal finance through the Odyssey Peer Mentoring Program, which sponsors events for KSU’s students’ social, professional, and academic development.

For four years, Mr. Barker served on the Piper’s Angels Foundation Board of Directors, which aims to provide the most innovative social solutions to support the Cystic Fibrosis community. Additionally, Mr. Barker spent several years volunteering with WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students), an educational initiative of the National Center For Fathering.

Mr. Barker was named to the 2024 Atlanta Five Star Wealth Managers list that was published in the October 2024 issue of Atlanta magazine. The Five Star award goes to wealth managers who satisfy 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria that are associated with wealth managers who provide quality services to their clients.

Mr. Barker earned the Certified Wealth Strategist® (CWS®) industry designation administered by Cannon Financial Institute. He has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Science from Liberty University.

D. James Barker, CWS®, is a Managing Associate at Henssler Financial. Mr. Barker’s responsibilities include managing client accounts on a day-to-day basis, as well as providing financial consulting for businesses and individuals. As a Managing Associate, Mr. Barker engages in initiating new business and works on overarching planning issues, in addition to managing staff and leading teams. He also contributes to “Money Talks,” the firm’s financial talk radio show.

After initially joining the firm as an Assistant, Mr. Barker was promoted to Account Executive, where he maintained client files and updated financial plans. In 2012, he was promoted to Associate, and became a Senior Associate in 2013. He was promoted to Managing Associate in 2016. Prior to joining Henssler Financial, Mr. Barker worked for nine years as a police officer in Austell, GA.

As part of the firm’s involvement with Kennesaw State University, Mr. Barker is part of the team that provides monthly lectures on personal finance through the Odyssey Peer Mentoring Program, which sponsors events for KSU’s students’ social, professional, and academic development.

For four years, Mr. Barker served on the Piper’s Angels Foundation Board of Directors, which aims to provide the most innovative social solutions to support the Cystic Fibrosis community. Additionally, Mr. Barker spent several years volunteering with WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students), an educational initiative of the National Center For Fathering.

Mr. Barker was named to the 2024 Atlanta Five Star Wealth Managers list that was published in the October 2024 issue of Atlanta magazine. The Five Star award goes to wealth managers who satisfy 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria that are associated with wealth managers who provide quality services to their clients.

Mr. Barker earned the Certified Wealth Strategist® (CWS®) industry designation administered by Cannon Financial Institute. He has a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Science from Liberty University.