John Davenport has his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, his MBA in Finance from Fordham University, and his law degree from Pace University. John Davenport's professional licenses include FINRA Series 6, 7, 63, and 65. John is also a fully licensed insurance broker as well as a licensed attorney in the states of New York and Connecticut.

Before founding Davenport & Associates in 1997, John Davenport served as a corporate office for TIAA – CREF, an attorney for a large estate planning firm in New York, and as an Executive Vice President and Wealth Planner for Merrill Lynch. John Davenport is a member of the New York and Connecticut State Bar Associations and a Fellow of the Life Office Management Association.

John Davenport has been seen on Connecticut Channel 12 and has been quoted in articles in the Journal News and other business publications. John Davenport won the 2006 Forbes Small Business Award and Davenport & Associates was featured in the May 2010 issue of Forbes magazine.