Lee Coburn
Advisor at Merrill
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Advisor at Merrill
Data sourced from SEC public records (and other sources when available). Some details may be added by the advisor after claiming their profile. Refreshed daily • Updated today.
Location
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Credentials
Series 66
Industry experience
25 years
Lee Coburn is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, specializing in serving high net worth and ultra high net worth clients. Lee leads a team focused on retirement and multi-generational planning, concentrated stock and executive compensation strategies, liquidity event planning, charitable giving and family foundations, and sustainable and values-based investing. She holds the Chartered SRI Counselor (CSRIC) designation and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).
Lee holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and has a background in behavioral finance from the Harvard Kennedy School. She has been named to Forbes' "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list from 2019 through 2025 and to Forbes' "America's Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State" list from 2022 through 2025. Lee also serves on the Merrill Financial Advisor's Advisory Council to Management (ACTM), representing Merrill Advisors as a liaison to senior leadership.
In addition to her professional work, Lee is actively involved in mentoring and supporting professional women, having founded BAWLers (Bay Area Women Leaders), a forum dedicated to connection and growth for women in finance. She has served on the Merrill SF/East Bay Board since 2014, founded and led the Merrill Women's Exchange, and coached youth soccer and lacrosse teams.
Based on Merrill
$0 - $2,000,000: 1.10% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA under $2 million) $2,000,000+: 1.00% (for Managed Strategy with MFSA at and above $2 million)
Account minimum: $2,000,000 minimum to qualify for Premium Access Strategy per SEC data and Merrill brochure context; no other firm-wide minimum clearly stated
1331 N California Blvd
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
California · Texas
Bank of America, N.A.
2011 - Present (15 years)
Merrill
2009 - Present (17 years)
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