Maika Heck is a financial advisor at Vantage Wealth Management, LLC in San Mateo, CA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Vantage Wealth Management, she was employed at David Alan Hospitality Group and was a student for nine years. Vantage Wealth Management is a multi-advisor team that provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside financial planning services.

Ian Mcleod is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and is currently with Sustainable Advisors Alliance LLC, where he has worked since 2026. He previously worked at Impact Investors, Inc. for eight years and Communitas Financial Planning Inc. for six years. Ian holds a Series 66 license and is based in San Francisco, CA. Sustainable Advisors Alliance LLC is a team-based firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, annuity management, and employee benefit plan services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofits. The firm specializes in sustainable, responsible, and impact investing using ESG criteria, combining active and passive strategies and direct indexing to align portfolios with client goals and preferences.

Martin Miller is a financial advisor at MA Private Wealth, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2018. Outside of advising, he serves as CEO of Fly Big Blue, LLC, an aviation holding company. MA Private Wealth, LLC manages approximately $584 million for about 350 clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, and select entities. The firm employs a tailored, holistic investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and long-term strategies.

David Neeve is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with One Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2020, following an 11-year tenure at UBS Financial Services Inc. One Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with tactical flexibility.

Zachary Talus is a financial advisor at Burling Wealth Partners in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to entering the financial sector, he worked at Apple Inc. as an Operations Program Manager overseeing iPad manufacturing, and he has previous experience at MIT and Boeing. Burling Wealth Partners provides wealth management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as family offices, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm offers a fiduciary approach combining investment management, financial planning, and family office services, managing about $1.0 billion in assets across discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Tessa Sternberg is a financial advisor at One Wealth Advisors, LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining One Wealth Advisors in 2022, she worked at Newsela from 2019 to 2022. One Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with comprehensive wealth management and financial planning. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach, utilizing diversified portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and alternatives, and offers advisory services through a team of 11 professionals.

Evan Nelson is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Nelson Capital Management, LLC since 2014. Nelson Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other investment advisers. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, written financial planning, and retirement plan asset-management services using a fundamental analysis-based investment process that includes ETFs, mutual funds, individual stocks and bonds with both long- and short-term strategies.

Archana Turaga is a financial advisor at Summitry, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Aspiriant LLC, Yellow Brick Road Financial Advisors LLC, and Carlton Pace Wealth Management. Summitry serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment companies. The firm uses a research-driven, bottom-up investment approach combining internally managed core strategies with independent managers and alternative approaches, while also advising a registered mutual fund.

Glenn Davis is a CFA® charterholder with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bailard, Inc. since 1991. He previously worked at Bailard Fund Services, Inc. from 1991 to 2018. Bailard, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, and pension plans. The firm employs an active multi-asset approach combining quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, with offerings in sustainable and impact investing, and serves as both a sub-adviser and a manager of affiliated pooled vehicles.

Rong Gao is a CFP® professional with over 25 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at BNY Mellon for 24 years before joining Core Planning, LLC in 2026. Gao is based in San Francisco, CA. Core Planning provides fee-only financial planning and wealth management services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, along with ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services for qualified plans. The firm uses a combination of third-party model portfolios and rule-based rebalancing tools to tailor investment strategies according to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Judy Han is a financial advisor at SVB Wealth with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has worked at several affiliated entities including Silicon Valley Bank and First Citizens Investor Services. Han currently serves as Managing Director – Client Service, providing wealth management advice to private bank and wealth clients. SVB Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate and pension clients. The firm offers wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services with investment advice delivered primarily through its investment adviser representatives who utilize a disciplined due diligence process and oversight.

Michael Faust is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Bailard, Inc. since 2008, including five years in his current role. His career spans positions within Bailard Fund Services, Inc. outside of their asset management platform. Bailard provides wealth and asset management services to both individual and institutional clients, employing an active, multi-asset approach that integrates quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment. The firm serves a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, and pension plans, and offers sustainable and impact investing options upon request.

James Vandevoorde is a financial advisor at Summitry, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Vantage Wealth for 33 years before joining Summitry in 2026. Summitry serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as investment companies and other investment advisers. The firm emphasizes a research-driven, bottom-up investment approach and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, model equity strategies, third-party manager selection, and advisory services to a registered mutual fund.

Richard Larsen is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Team Hewins, LLC in Foster City, CA, bringing two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Team Hewins, he worked at Insight Global in various roles from 2019 to 2024. Team Hewins advises individuals, families, trusts, business entities, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm’s investment approach is grounded in asset-allocation principles based on Modern Portfolio Theory and includes both discretionary and non-discretionary management, with a notable focus on serving state and municipal employee benefit plans.

Adam Simon is a financial advisor with Concorde Asset Management, LLC in San Francisco, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of Nomisimon, Inc., a real estate consulting firm providing strategy and consulting services to owners, buyers, and sellers. Concorde Asset Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement-plan clients by offering portfolio management, tailored financial planning, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm builds individualized portfolios using model-based strategies and serves as an overlay manager with discretionary trading and allocation responsibilities.

Mary Bersot is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. She spent 20 years at BERSOT Capital Management, LLC before joining Bailard, Inc. in 2025. Bailard provides wealth management and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across multi-asset and single-asset strategies. The firm employs an active, multi-asset approach combining quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and offers sustainable and impact investing options upon client request.

Daria Victorov is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Abacus Wealth Partners in San Francisco since 2016. Abacus Wealth Partners provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and various institutional entities. The firm employs an asset-class investing approach based on academic research, using primarily no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and passive institutional funds, while also incorporating ESG screening and private pooled investment options for qualified clients.

Mamta Trivedi is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC in Palo Alto, CA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs, Fidelity Brokerage Services, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Kestra Private Wealth Services delivers investment advisory services through a network of independent advisors and multi-advisor teams, managing approximately $13.45 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual and institutional clients with a range of investment products and platforms, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements and additional specialized services.

Claudia Rivas is a financial advisor at SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Investment Management, Bank of America, Merrill, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in OTOMI TTO, LLC, a real estate business involved in property updates and rental planning. SeaCrest Wealth Management is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management using a customized, long-term approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis, supported by artificial intelligence tools and human oversight.

Mikhael Balachov is a financial advisor at Team Hewins, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Team Hewins since 2018, previously working at Hewins Financial Advisors, LLC from 2005 to 2018. Balachov serves as a board member of The Russian Center of San Francisco, where he participates in board meetings and annual festival planning. Team Hewins, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment process is guided by an Investment Committee using Modern Portfolio Theory and offers specialized retirement plan services, managing approximately $3.43 billion in regulatory assets under management.