Dave Callahan is Principal, Managing Director and Financial Advisor of the Callahan Financial Management Group, LLC in Dayton, OH. He has over 46 years of experience in the financial services industry serving individual and corporate clients in Ohio and across the country.
After graduating from the University of Dayton, Dave worked for Shearson as Second Vice President before joining Dean Witter as an Assistant Branch Manager and VP of Investments. Following the merger with Morgan Stanley, he served as Senior VP of Investments for over two decades. In 2005, Dave moved his team and launched the Callahan Financial Management Group, LLC. His focus is providing clients with a broad array of wealth management services along with exceptional client service.
Dave earned the distinction of Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network Platinum Council for 17 straight years from 2007-2023, and he has also served on and contributed to the License Advisory Board for the Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network.
The Callahan Financial Management Group, LLC was recognized on the Forbes 2024 and 2023 Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams Lists.
In his time spent out of the office, Dave enjoys staying active in the community helping different youth organizations and serving on various boards and committees. He has been a past coach of the Springboro High School Girl’s Varsity Soccer Team as well as an intern coach with the University of Dayton Men’s Soccer Team. As a past member of the non-profit organization, The Centerville Noon Optimists, he served to benefit the youth in the local community.
Dave resides in Dayton, Ohio with his wife, Debbie. During his free time, Dave enjoys exercising, golf and traveling.
* The Platinum Council (previously known as Premier Advisor) distinction is held by a select group of Financial Advisors within Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network as measured by completion of educational components, business production based on the past year, and professionalism. Additional criteria, best practices and team structure, may also be used to determine recipients.
* 2024 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams: Awarded January 2024; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 3/31/22 - 3/31/23 (Source: Forbes.com). 2023 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams: Awarded January 2023; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 3/31/21 - 3/31/22. The Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams rating algorithm is based on the previous year’s industry experience, interviews, compliance records, assets under management, revenue and other criteria by SHOOK Research, LLC. Investment performance is not a criterion. Self-completed survey was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria.