Sophia Stuart Rockefeller is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. She supports clients in areas including family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, managing new wealth, women and wealth, and tax minimization. She holds professional designations such as Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (SE-AWMA).
Sophia's diverse background includes a PhD in Physical Chemistry and academic experience at Dartmouth College, where she conducted research on magnetic nanoparticles for pancreatic cancer treatment. She has served as a finance manager in the US Air Force Reserves and founded a national and international business manufacturing freeze-dried snacks. Additionally, she established the Lady Boss Women Entrepreneurial Club, a community supporting over 2,500 women entrepreneurs.
Her education encompasses degrees from Belarussian State University, the National Academy of Sciences, Southern New Hampshire University, and the Community College of the Air Force, as well as a certificate program from Dartmouth College. Sophia's interests include forts and castles from the 13th to 16th centuries, reading, traveling, cats, real estate, cooking, horseback riding, and spending time with her family.