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Bradley Watson

Director at Davenport & Company

Investment adviser and broker registrationsFarmville, VA

Bradley Watson is Director of Davenport & Company LLC, a Richmond investment adviser managing $24.7B. Bradley Watson has been registered as an investment adviser representative through Davenport & Company since 22 January 1997, has 32 years in the industry across 1 firm and has passed 6 licensing exams.

32
Years in industry
29
Years at firm
1
Adviser firms
2
States registered

From the IAPD record · data retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Career

Bradley Watson has been Director of Davenport & Company since March 2014. Bradley Watson is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it.

Davenport & Company LLC is a Richmond, VA firm with $24.7B under management, 17,724 clients and 228 advisers across 30 offices, as of its July 2026 filing.

Davenport identifies Bradley L. Watson as Farmville branch manager and a managing director.

  1. Davenport & Company LLCCurrent
    – present · 29 years
    Farmville, VA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 1588

Credentials and registrations

Investment adviser representative registrations

Texas21 November 2022
Status
Approved, resident
Virginia22 January 1997
Status
Approved

Examinations

SIECredited
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 1023 August 2007
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor - General Module Examination
Series 919 October 2006
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor - Options Module Examination
Series 243 June 2004
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 6530 December 1993
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 6315 December 1993
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 78 December 1993
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Bradley Lawrence Watson
CRD
2415210
Office
101 N. MAIN STREET, Farmville, VA 23901-1305
Firm bio
investdavenport.com

Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.

Common questions

Where does Bradley Watson work?

Bradley Watson has been Director of Davenport & Company LLC since March 2014, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 27 July 2026

Is Bradley Watson a financial advisor?

Yes. Bradley Watson has a current investment-adviser registration in Texas and Virginia, through Davenport & Company since January 1997.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

How many years of experience does Bradley Watson have?

Bradley Watson has 32 years in the financial industry, since December 1993, across 1 adviser firm.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Bradley Watson passed?

Bradley Watson has passed 6 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, Series 65, Series 24, Series 9 and Series 10. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in December 1993. FINRA credited Bradley Watson with the SIE, which began in October 2018.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Where is Bradley Watson based?

Bradley Watson’s registered office is in Farmville, VA.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Davenport & Company

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2415210. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Davenport & Company LLC, filed 27 July 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Davenport & Company team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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