Diane Sullivan is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and serves in a leadership role responsible for team business management for the Biedrycki Sullivan Vaughan Group. She has been in the financial services industry since 2003 and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certificant awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. Diane is also a qualified Portfolio Manager, managing personalized or defined investment strategies that may include individual stocks and bonds, Merrill model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies. She manages the team's client relationships and wealth management casework.
Diane joined the group after a career at her alma mater, Belmont Abbey College, where she held several positions including director of annual giving, executive director of development and planned giving, and vice president of institutional advancement. She coordinated a capital campaign that raised $20 million and established a planned giving program that secured more than $6.5 million in planned gifts. Diane's experience in philanthropy adds to the team's capabilities. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Belmont Abbey College and has earned the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation.
Diane resides in Belmont, North Carolina with her husband and their two children. Her personal interests include golfing, hiking, reading, skiing, spending time with family, traveling, and watching movies.