Shaina Desai is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with Hightower Advisors and has held prior roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Jessica Aliotti. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled investment vehicles and private funds.

Daniel Kim is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Connectus Wealth, Lido Advisors, Ritholtz Wealth Management, and Signature Estate & Investment Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and customized portfolio solutions.

Shaan Baren is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years at the firm and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2019, he worked at LourdMurray from 2015 to 2019. He is a 33% partner in a private commercial lending fund through Like Father Like Son LLC, an activity he does not pursue during business hours. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager strategies, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and varied investment vehicles.

Evan Hunter is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, holding CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations, with nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2021, he worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services and West Coast Financial, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers services such as discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Drew Morwood is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, California, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at TD Ameritrade and Cetera Financial Group, as well as experience associated with Baylor University. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a manager selection approach and multi-manager solutions that incorporate both affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, with capabilities that include access to pooled vehicles, private funds, and strategies addressing international exposure and tax management.

Mitchell Ito is a CFP® at Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, CA, with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Aspiriant, LLC for multiple terms between 2018 and 2025 and spent four years at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions and manager selection, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a focus on portfolio construction that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Alan Varnishung is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Riess London and Mercer Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and incorporates proprietary research and portfolio construction techniques that include mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Ian Ruebel is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Los Angeles, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower since 2019 and previously worked at LourdMurray from 2017 to 2019. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, with capabilities spanning mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.