In 1937, he was a vice president of G.L. Ohrstrom & Co., Inc. He later became a partner with the prominent Wall Street investment banking firm, F. Eberstadt and Co., where he worked until his death in 1960.
In 1937, he was a vice president of G.L. Ohrstrom & Co., Inc., an investment banking, brokerage and real estate development firm founded by George L. Ohrstrom. Pontius later became a partner with the prominent Wall Street investment banking firm, F. Eberstadt and Co., where he worked until his death in 1960.