Santiago Vidales Hildebrandt is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management based in Houston, Texas. He works with high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients in the US and internationally, focusing on creating personalized wealth management strategies that align with clients’ goals and priorities. Santiago collaborates closely with clients to provide a holistic, goals-based approach by leveraging Merrill’s investment resources and the banking services and lending solutions of Bank of America. Santiago’s areas of expertise include corporate executive services, family wealth management, institutional consulting, international wealth management, legacy planning, philanthropic planning, managing new wealth, small business strategies, and tax minimization. With a background in corporate and investment banking, he applies a multidisciplinary approach encompassing investments, credit and lending, trust and estate planning, and business succession planning to help clients advance their financial objectives. He holds a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned a bachelor's degree from The University of Georgia, along with a non-accredited certificate from Oxford University. Santiago is involved in the community through organizations such as the Houston Food Bank and Houston Habitat for Humanity. Outside of work, he enjoys activities including camping, cooking, hiking, interior decorating, pickleball, soccer, spending time with his family, tennis, traveling, and woodworking.

Rodrigo De Los Santos is a financial advisor at Praestantia Capital, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc and RXS Capital. His background also includes employment at the University of Texas at Austin. Praestantia Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high net worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, pension, and corporate clients. The firm uses a blend of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis across various asset-allocation strategies and maintains custodial relationships with Charles Schwab and Interactive Brokers to support global trading.