Kristopher John Van Stralen

30+ yrs in Finance • MIT MBA '02 • CFA Charterholder '99 • UC Berkeley '95 • Series 7 '92 • Certified Tax Preparer '87 Jason is Chief Investment Officer at ImpactAdvisor LLC I started my career on the buy-side at Seneca Capital in 1995, an institutional investment advisor that also managed customized portfolios for high-net-worth clients. I was responsible for equity trading, research, and portfolio management, including the design and implementation of our integrated portfolio trading and rebalancing software. This technology enabled us to scale assets under management 10x to $10B+ with only a 50% increase in headcount over five years, allowing our small team to manage a thousand portfolios with customizations for impact, compliance, and tax-efficiency. Other expertise: multiple hedge-fund styles — long, short, and quantitative strategies — with an emphasis on deep-dive equity analysis. More on LinkedIn → To balance the uncertainties in the markets, I strive for optimal tax strategy: a variable we can influence to boost net returns. I was a certified tax preparer at age 14. In my free time I add to update our tax bracket optimizer and organize finance events for the MIT Club of N.California. I live in San Francisco with Vesna and our three-year-old son, Milan. ImpactAdvisor LLC is a boutique advisory firm with four advisors managing approximately $90 million for around 65 households, including individuals, business owners, retirement plans, and nonprofits. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, employing fundamental, cyclical, and quantitative analysis. Also available are values-aligned and sustainable investing alongside a broader range of alternative and tax-aware investment solutions.

Andrew Redlick is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Investment Growth Management, Inc. He has been with the firm since 2014, including its predecessor entity, and holds a Series 65 license. Investment Growth Management, Inc. is a long-established registered investment adviser dedicated to helping a select group of clients build, preserve, and achieve their most meaningful financial goals. The firm manages client portfolios through long-term, diversified asset allocation tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, and is notable for its regular client communications and ongoing educational presentations.

Richard Patrick is a financial advisor at Sowell Management with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Sowell Management since 2020, following a prior role at Naples Asset Management Company, LLC. Sowell Management is a fee-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, registered investment advisers, and institutions. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and related consulting services through a multi-branch independent-contractor model with over 100 advisors.

Louis Romero III is a financial advisor with OSAIC in San Ramon, CA, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation for nine years and MetLife Securities Inc. for one year. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates Sentinel Wealth Strategies, providing financial planning and annuity sales. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a technology-driven investment process and offers a wide range of advisory programs and investment options through a large network of financial advisers.

Gary Leonard is a financial advisor based in San Francisco, CA, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Montrose Securities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he provides consulting related to hiking activities for a local cooperative. His firm offers discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual clients, managing approximately $800,000 across about 20 accounts. The firm constructs balanced portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, employing strategies that include equities, fixed income, options, and hedging techniques.

Lydia Idem is a financial advisor with FM Capital Group in Oakland, CA, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. FM Capital Group provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, groups, corporations, and other business entities, offering portfolio management and handling due diligence and negotiation of private investment term sheets. The firm follows a strategic allocation approach across public securities and alternative investments and distinguishes itself by charging performance-based fees on private placements and producing educational content such as workshops and radio broadcasts.