Matt grew up in Lima, Ohio, was blessed with the opportunity to attend Michigan State University, obtain a degree in Merchandising Management and play football.  Having been coached by a great coach, Matt learned the importance of hard-work, perseverance and having a game-plan.  

Matt has been in the investment industry since 2002 in various roles and has worked hard to provide the best advice to his clients.  From 2003 to 2014, Matt learned much through running his own financial planning business.  Always striving to continue learning and further education, Matt obtained the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation in 2012.  In 2014 Matt was blessed with the opportunity to work for a great financial advisor which helped him hone his skills and processes.

Feeling led to make a difference and fight back against the unsettling changes we all have been facing, in 2021, Matt partnered with Inspire Advisors.  Matt believes everyone should have a strong game-plan and should be able to have investments that align with their values.

Outside of work Matt enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife, 2 daughters and son.  Matt has coached and continues coaching various sports for his kids.  Matt and his family volunteer at and attend Faith Life Church. 

Drew grew up in Upper Sandusky, Ohio and moved to the Columbus area after graduating from Cedarville University in 2009 with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration: Finance and a Minor in Biblical Studies.

Drew has worked in the financial services industry since 2009. He has experience working with a small independent advisory group, with a large bank, and with a very large financial planning team. Drew decided to pursue the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation and was able to obtain it in 2013, to further his financial knowledge and expertise.

In 2021, Drew decided it was time to take the skills he had learned and go truly independent to focus more on serving his clients. He has partnered with Inspire Advisors to engage in investment management services that align with his clients’ values. As a Christian Financial Advisor, Drew believes it is his duty help his clients learn how to be good stewards of what they have, and instill Biblical principles throughout the process. 

Drew is passionate about working with his clients as he loves serving people. He loves meeting with clients to learn more about their life stories, and helping them reach their financial goals. He has helped people get their spending under control, get out of bad debt, start saving for retirement and buy their dream home. One of Drew’s greatest achievements at work is helping a couple who thought they would never be able to retire, turn their financial situation around, and live out their dreams.

Outside of work, Drew loves spending time with his amazing wife Emily and his two daughters: Charlotte and Greta. Drew attends and serves at Grace Powell Church with his family. Drew is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys working on his property and taking care of his horses.

Josh grew up in Grove City, Ohio, graduating from the second class of Central Crossing High School in 2005. He started a career in the auto detailing industry in 2008 and made the switch to financial services in 2014. Josh has a passion for building relationships, helping clients feel at “home” and ensuring people are taken care of.

 Josh has a desire to do everything with integrity and efficiency. This led him to want to join Matt and Drew on a journey in 2021 to join Inspire Advisors, to serve clients and play a role in their success.

Josh loves spending time with his wife, Katelynn, venturing to new restaurants and spending time with his daughter Emery. He enjoys playing and watching golf any chance he gets and also serves in youth ministry at Rock City Church.

Robert Netzly is the CEO and Founder of Inspire. He is responsible for strategic vision and keeping the firm fanatically focused on our mission to inspire transformation for God’s glory throughout the world by providing  biblically responsible investments that create meaningful change in the lives of people across the globe.

Robert is a globally recognized authority on the biblically responsible investing (BRI) movement, is frequently cited in major financial media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Fox Business and Financial Times, and is a trend-setting thought leader regarding best practices for design and implementation of biblical investment strategies for institutions, professional money management and retail investors.

Robert founded the Inspire Investing group of companies in 2011, and previously worked in the Wells Fargo Investments Private Client division in Carmel, CA from 2008 to 2011.

In 2003, Robert married his first (and only!) girlfriend, Lisa, and they are raising their four energetic boys and one beautiful princess in Hollister, CA. Lisa homeschools all five of their children and together Robert and Lisa enjoy supporting their vibrant local homeschool community. Robert and his family worship and serve at Grace Bible Church of Hollister, where they have served as Sunday school teachers, led the college ministry, worship music ministry and yes, financial stewardship ministry (but not all at once).

Least importantly, Robert holds a B.S. degree from New York University’s Excelsior College in Liberal Studies.

Darrell Jayroe, CFA, CFP, CKA, serves as Inspire’s Chief Investment Officer responsible for leading the firm’s Investment Committee, as well as serving as Lead Portfolio Manager for Inspire’s ETFs and SMA strategies. Darrell has been with the firm since 2016.

Prior to joining Inspire, Darrell was a Vice President and Sr. Portfolio Manager for the Bank of Oklahoma trust department for 12 years where he was responsible for managing accounts for high net worth families, trusts, foundations and institutions. Darrell started his career as an investment advisor in 1994 with PaineWebber in Oklahoma City.

Darrell received a B.A. and Masters degree from Southern Nazarene University in Bethany, Oklahoma. He is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charter holder and is a CFP® (Certified Financial Planner®) licensee. He is a member of the CFA Institute and a member and Past President of the CFA Society of Oklahoma. He is also a member of Kingdom Advisors and holds the CKA® (Certified Kingdom Advisor®) designation as well as a member of the NACFC (National Association of Christian Financial Consultants).

Darrell and his wife, Beth, have been married since 1982 and have two daughters, Kayla and Kyndal and a son in law, Grayson.

Dr. Erik Davidson, CFA joined Inspire in 2019 serving as Chief Economic Advisor, working closely with Inspire’s Investment Committee to provide valuable insight on global, macro-economic events and trends from a biblical perspective. His particular expertise in the area of behavioral finance enables Inspire to produce discerning research and data on the intersection of faith, investing and investor behavior.

Prior to joining Inspire, Dr. Davidson was the CIO (Chief Investment Officer) for the Wells Fargo Private Bank leading an investment team of over 400 professionals who managed more than $200 billion in assets. Prior to that, Dr. Davidson was the co-Founder and co-CEO of Separate Account Solutions, Inc., a technology company that provided separately managed account (SMA) tools and operational services to investment firms. Earlier in his career, he led the portfolio management team for Franklin Templeton Private Client Services and was a bond trading manager for Credit Suisse First Boston in both New York City and Tokyo. His lifelong interest in the application of academic theory to investing was formed early in his career when he worked at Dimensional Fund Advisors.

Dr. Davidson received his doctorate degree from DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business with his research being in the area of Behavioral Finance. His doctoral dissertation was “Investment Choice Architecture in the Age of Robo-Advisors”. Further, his joint paper, “Does Investor Sentiment Affect Market Response to Earnings Restatements?”, was accepted for presentation at the 2018 Queen Mary University of London’s Behavioral Finance Working Group Conference.

He has also co-authored multiple books including “Investing in Separate Accounts” and “The E-Finance Report,” as well as, authored numerous investment-related articles, speaks at investment-industry conferences, and is regularly featured in the media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNBC, Fox Business News, Reuters, and Bloomberg.

Dr. Davidson is a member of the Advisory Board for DePaul University’s Driehaus Center for Behavioral Finance, an elder for Carmel Presbyterian Church, a Mensa member, an Eagle Scout, and actively volunteers in the Monterey County community. He currently resides in Carmel, California where he loves to run, surf and stand up paddle board. He is married to his wife Lori, since 1986, and has 4 children and two grandchildren.