Michael Emery is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is an advisor at Leeward Financial Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2017. Emery also serves as Co-Head of US Equity Portfolio Management and a senior portfolio manager at Rainier Investment Management, LLC, focusing on domestic growth equity strategies for institutional investors. Leeward Financial Partners serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, as well as select foundations, endowments, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services with an institutional investment approach emphasizing long-term asset allocation, risk management, and cost control.

James Ridgeway is a financial advisor at Leeward Financial Partners, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Manning & Napier Associates. Outside of his advisory role, Ridgeway serves as chair of the finance committee for a boat and RV storage business in Boise, Idaho. Leeward Financial Partners serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, as well as select foundations, endowments, and corporate clients. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach focused on risk management, cost control, and transparency.

Connor Ridgeway is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Leeward Financial Partners, LLC in Bellevue, WA, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to joining Leeward, he worked at Verus Investments from 2017 to 2022. Leeward Financial Partners serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, as well as select foundations, endowments, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services using a long-term, asset allocation–driven approach focused on risk management, cost control, and transparency.