Patrice Hornung is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Team Hewins, LLC. She has been with Team Hewins and its predecessor entities since 2015. 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 that builds model portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers specialized retirement plan services.

Gregory Hubbell is a CFP® professional with 44 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with St. Bernard Financial Services, Inc. and has previously worked at Securities America Advisors, Foothill Securities, Inc., and operated his own business, G.H. Hubbell & Associates, since 1995. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in selling life, health, disability insurance, and fixed annuities through his own firm. St. Bernard Financial Services serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, and estates by providing investment advisory and brokerage services, including portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, conservative growth strategy with tactical asset allocation, emphasizing low-cost, no-load funds and collaborative, largely non-discretionary account management.

Jason Dunbar is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Empirical Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he was with Fisher Investments from 2020 to 2024, and earlier held positions at Brown Advisory and other firms. Empirical Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, offering diversified investment management and financial planning services grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm operates several affiliated businesses, including residential real estate brokerage and insurance, and also manages private pooled investment vehicles, providing a range of integrated financial services.

Craig Bodden is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in San Francisco, CA, holding a Series 66 designation with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Arete Wealth Advisors and its predecessor, Arete Wealth Management, since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a limited partner in a family limited partnership. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it integrates affiliated financial businesses and third-party money managers in its service approach.

Thomas Mudge III is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Bailard, Inc. since 1987 and served at Bailard Fund Services, Inc. from 1987 to 2018. Bailard provides wealth management and asset management services to both individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-asset, actively managed approach that integrates quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment. The firm also offers sustainable and impact investing options and manages affiliated pooled vehicles while serving as a sub-adviser to mutual funds.

Diana Dessonville is a financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Bailard since 1983, including 30 years at Bailard Fund Services, Inc. Bailard provides wealth and asset management services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a multi-asset diversification strategy that integrates quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and offers sustainable and impact investing options upon request.

Stephanie Roncal is a financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Wells Fargo Investment Institute and Wells Fargo Private Investment Advisors prior to joining Bailard in 2021. Bailard, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services to both individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management across multi-asset and single-asset strategies. The firm emphasizes active multi-asset diversification using quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and serves a broad client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, registered investment companies, and sovereign wealth funds.

Alexander Leitzes is a financial advisor with Summitry, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fisher Investments and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Since 2020, he has been with Summitry, headquartered in Foster City, CA. Summitry serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment companies. The firm employs a research-driven, bottom-up investment approach that combines internally managed equity strategies with independent managers and alternative approaches, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services to its registered mutual fund.

Steven Epstein is a financial advisor with Independence Square Holdings, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. Before joining Independence Square Holdings in 2025, he worked nine years at Lowery Thomas, LLC. Epstein is also a minority investor and employee at Entefy Inc., an AI software development startup focused on research, development, and sales. Independence Square Holdings, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory approaches, combining in-house management with third-party selections and digital platforms to tailor client portfolios.

Allison Uozumi is a financial advisor at Summitry, LLC with a Series 65 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at John Cabot University, Roche, and Roam Artisan Burgers. Summitry serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and occasionally investment companies and other advisers. The firm uses a research-driven, largely bottom-up investment process combining internally managed core strategies with independent managers and alternative approaches, and also acts as adviser to a registered mutual fund.

Blaine Townsend is a financial advisor at Bailard, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He has held his current role at Bailard since 2016. Townsend holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Bailard provides wealth and asset management services to both individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management through multi-asset and single-asset strategies. The firm employs an active, multi-asset diversification approach that integrates quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and serves clients including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, and pension plans.

Clarice Nolet is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Team Hewins, LLC since 2019. Prior to joining Team Hewins, she worked at Wealth Architects, LLC for four years and took a one-year sabbatical. Team Hewins, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as business entities, trusts, charitable organizations, and employee benefit plans. The firm emphasizes a structured investment process led by an Investment Committee and offers specialized retirement plan services, managing approximately $3.43 billion in assets.

Mehul Thakker is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Vanderbilt Advisory Services since 2017 and previously worked at Financial West Group for 14 years. Thakker is also the owner of Empowered Investments, a DBA he has operated since 2016. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, proprietary model portfolios, access to third-party sub-advisors, and utilizes the Betterment for Advisors platform, with an investment approach that combines strategic asset allocation and multiple forms of analysis tailored to client objectives.

Ghazaleh Ebrahimi is a financial advisor with Aegis Capital Corp. in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc for nine years before joining Aegis Capital Corp. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as an agent and producer with a general insurance agency. Aegis Capital Corp. serves a mix of individual and corporate clients, providing investment advisory, asset management, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and is noted for its active broker-dealer operations alongside a range of financial services.

Ryan Ficks is a financial advisor at SVB Wealth LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 designations. His career includes roles at SVB Wealth Advisory, Silicon Valley Bank, and First Citizens Investor Services. SVB Wealth LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm uses a due diligence process to select third-party managers and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Alexander Chang is a financial advisor at Lifeworks Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Lifeworks Advisors, he worked at Northwestern Mutual for seven years. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Cuppa SF and 365 Night Market. Lifeworks Advisors serves a diverse clientele including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and businesses, providing wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm integrates a planning-based tranche framework with a risk-based investment approach, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles and employing quantitative and fundamental analysis supported by artificial intelligence tools alongside human oversight. Lifeworks is notable for its close operational ties to tax and accounting services and its proprietary technology platform that supports coordinated advisory and tax solutions.

Jonathan De Smidt is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Brighton Jones LLC in Menlo Park, CA, where he has worked across multiple periods since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at InfoTrack US, Inc., Dynamic Signal, Inc., and Ernst & Young LLP. Brighton Jones LLC provides wealth-management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and retirement plans. The firm employs a Personal CFO model and offers family office services, discretionary investment management, and private-investment opportunities through its subsidiary Lenora Capital.

Sheetal Bagde is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Perigon Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Cognizant Wealth Advisors, Bingham, Osborn, & Scarborough, LLC, and Buckingham Strategic Wealth. Perigon Wealth Management offers customized investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm employs a portfolio approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, often utilizing independent managers or turnkey asset management programs while maintaining oversight and conducting regular account reviews.

Kevin Boden is a financial advisor with One Capital Management, LLC in San Francisco, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at One Capital Management since 2016 and previously spent 15 years at Lincap Management Company. Additionally, he hosts a radio program called MoneyTime with Kevin Boden, which he has produced since 2000. One Capital Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients through a multi-advisor team managing approximately $7.0 billion in discretionary assets. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, sub-advisory, retirement plan solutions, and acts as investment adviser to the FundX suite of ETFs, employing a globally balanced investment approach guided by macroeconomic assessment and fundamental research.

Dana Scheer is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Bailard, Inc. since 1994 and previously worked at Bailard Fund Services, Inc. for 24 years. Bailard, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an active, multi-asset investment approach that combines quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and offers specialized strategies such as sustainable and impact investing.