Alex Katz is a financial advisor with Summitry, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Opes Advisors from 2012 to 2018 before joining Golub Group, where he worked for eight years. Summitry serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, investment companies, and other investment advisers. The firm employs a research-driven, bottom-up investment process combining internally managed core strategies with independent managers and alternative approaches, including a tax-smart 130/30 long/short strategy.

Daniel Diaz is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Arete Wealth since 2019 and previously held positions at Lincoln Financial Advisors, The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied, and JP Morgan Chase. Outside of his advisory role, Diaz volunteers in various unpaid capacities, including advisory and mentoring roles at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business, Evergreen Community College, and local community organizations in Fremont, CA. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and employs a combination of advisor-driven allocations and proprietary model strategies, integrating affiliated financial businesses and third-party managers in its approach.

Francois Marcoux is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Bailard, Inc. in Foster City, CA since 2016. Bailard, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, using a multi-asset approach that combines quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment. The firm serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, and sovereign wealth funds.

Alan Wong is a CFA® charterholder based in Mountain View, CA, currently with Aspiriant, LLC. He joined Aspiriant in 2026 and has prior experience at Chevron Corporation and its affiliates from 2013 to 2025. Aspiriant serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients by offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with wealth planning and family office services. The firm builds customized investment programs using a variety of implementation options and provides expanded family office capabilities, including accounting and banking support.

Helen Dietz is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Aspiriant, LLC in Mountain View, CA. She worked at Stanford Investment Group, Inc. for 30 years before joining Aspiriant, where she has been since 2017. Aspiriant primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth planning, family office services, and specialized consulting, utilizing a customized investment approach supported by internal research and a variety of investment options.

Rohit Mansukhani is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensed advisor with one year of industry experience. He is currently with Summitry, LLC in Foster City, CA. His prior experience includes roles at Corient Services LLC, Aspiriant, LLC, and ICONIQ Capital. Summitry serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment companies. The firm uses a research-driven, bottom-up investment approach that combines internally managed core strategies with independent managers and alternative approaches, including a tax-smart long/short strategy.

Tyler Patterson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently with Summitry, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at T. Rowe Price and Empower. Summitry serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and investment companies, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, model equity strategies, and third-party manager selection. The firm utilizes a research-driven, bottom-up investment process and manages both internally developed Core strategies and alternative approaches through independent managers.

Elaine Manley is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mutual Advisors, LLC and Mutual Securities, Inc. since 2018. Her prior experience includes roles at eMoney Advisors and Waddell & Reed, Inc., along with operating her own firm, Elaine Manley, Inc., for 20 years. She serves on the Board of Directors of the League of Women Voters Cupertino-Sunnyvale and is also a published book author. Mutual Advisors, LLC provides asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individual investors, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of active and passive strategies tailored to each client's objectives and is noted for its extensive institutional work and specialized service offerings.

Lan Tran is a financial advisor at The Wealth Consulting Group with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with LPL Financial since 1998. Tran has been with The Wealth Consulting Group since 2016. The Wealth Consulting Group provides fee-based wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate and plan sponsors, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a tailored investment process combining fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, and quantitative analysis and integrates legal-service pathways through referrals and ownership structures.

Richard Hillsbery is a CFP® and PFS™ with 20 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with ValMark Advisers, Inc. and has worked there since 2012. Prior to and alongside this role, he has been involved with SD Mayer & Associates, LLP, and Valmark Securities, Inc. Hillsbery is also co-owner of Hillsbery Financial and Tax, a bookkeeping and tax accounting business. ValMark Advisers, Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, plan sponsors, and institutional users through a network of around 280 investment advisory representatives. The firm offers diversified, goal-based model portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, with a focus on multi-asset allocation and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

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.

Terrence Asuncion is a financial advisor with Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, holding four years of industry experience. He has held roles at Fusion Capital Management and Solaria, where he serves as a Senior Planning Manager. Outside of advisory work, he also maintains a position as an insurance agent with VG Capital Financial Services. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, operating under Fusion Investment Advisors, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes an open-architecture platform with both fundamental and technical analysis to implement tailored investment strategies across a wide range of asset types.

Masashi Yamamoto is a financial advisor at PFG Advisors with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including United Planners, OSAIC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory roles, he has experience working at Amazon since 2019. PFG Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm uses a combination of macroeconomic allocation and fundamental/technical analysis, primarily implementing exposure through index-based ETFs with periodic rebalancing.

Steven Lee is a financial advisor at Highpoint Planning Partners with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previous work experience at companies including Segmind, EQBR, Maxim Integrated, and Lumentum. Highpoint Planning Partners serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and uses fundamental analysis to construct client investment policies implemented across diverse asset classes and third-party platforms.

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.

Howard Cheng is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has 24 years of industry experience. He has been with M Holdings Securities since 2015 and also operates Wellspring Consulting and his own CPA practice, Howard Cheng, CPA, providing tax and accounting services. Cheng is involved in life, health, and annuities insurance activities alongside his advisory work. M Holdings Securities, Inc. serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a nationwide network of independent firms and financial professionals. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including investment management, retirement plan consulting, insurance advisory, and sub-advisory arrangements, utilizing both in-house portfolio management and third-party sub-advisors.

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.

Nayan Lapsiwala is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience and is currently an advisor at Aspiriant, LLC. He has worked at Aspiriant since 2017 and previously spent 10 years with Stanford Investment Group, Inc. Aspiriant serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, offering a range of investment management and wealth planning services. The firm emphasizes customized investment programs with diverse implementation options and expanded family office capabilities including accounting, banking, and specialized financial consulting.