Amit Patel is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in San Jose, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Principal Securities Inc in 2018, he worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of finance, he is an instructor at The Academy of Self Defense, where he teaches self-defense and Krav Maga courses. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory services emphasize direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocations and separately managed accounts.

William Crocker is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Franklin Templeton, Bertram Capital, and Olukai. Prior to his advisory roles, he was involved with Camp Longhorn and Barbara Butler Artist Builder. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and foundations. The firm focuses on separately managed accounts and employs a centralized investment process that includes independent manager research and allocation to alternative investments.

Rowan Bradlee is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining IEQ Capital in 2026, he held positions at Pathstone and Fidelity Investments, and has a background in education with roles at Skidmore College and Belmont Hill School. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach is guided by centralized macroeconomic research and involves diversified portfolios with liquid strategies, third-party managers, and private alternative investments.

Joshua Carroll is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2023. Prior to that, he spent nine years at Raymond James & Associates. He is involved in nonprofit activities, serving on the finance and investment committees for the Friendship Foundation and Partners for Pediatric Vision, where he holds the role of treasurer. Cerity Partners advises a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional investors, with approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment approach based on client-specific profiles, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Janet Josselyn is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at SageView Advisory, C-J Advisory, and Parkworth Wealth Management. Based in San Jose, CA, she joined Creative Planning in 2025. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by specialized portfolio management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Kevin Burt is a CFP® and CFA® with 12 years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at First Republic Investment Management and Professional Traveler. IEQ Capital specializes in portfolio management and investment advisory services for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm’s investment process is driven by centralized macroeconomic research and uses a combination of liquid strategies, third-party managers, and private alternatives, with a focus on clients typically holding net worths of $10 million or more.

Ryan Yee is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in San Jose, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience, including three years at AAA Mountain West Group prior to joining Centaurus Financial in 2018. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, utilizing various analytical approaches and options such as FlexUMA and TPMM, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary asset management.

Anne Ding is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently associated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. She holds a CPA designation and operates a tax services business alongside her advisory role. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Neha Joseph is a financial advisor with IEQ Capital, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and starting her advisory career in 2026. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services. Outside of finance, she has experience working at LifeAlive Cafe and spent seven years at Boston University. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm’s investment process combines centralized macroeconomic research with client-specific policies and includes both liquid strategies and private alternative investments.

Preston Hwang is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, donor-advised funds, and private funds. The firm focuses on separately managed accounts and family-office services, utilizing a centralized investment process that includes alternative investments and specialized capabilities such as PPLI sub-advisory services and digital asset exposure.

Virginia Lee is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning and has previously held roles at firms including JPMorgan Chase Bank, Merrill, and Fidelity Investments. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutional plans. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Annette Smith is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and First Republic Securities Company, LLC prior to joining Rockefeller Financial. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a Private Advisor model with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and broker-dealer services including securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking.

Albert Law is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also affiliated with Dream Builder Financial, Silicon Valley Enterprise Inc, Matrix Group Insurance Agency, and WFGIA. His other business activities include marketing group health, dental, and vision insurance through Matrix Group Insurance Agency. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary model portfolios and access to third-party money managers, offering a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Cameron Croteau is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at IEQ Capital since 2019. Prior to that, he was employed at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm focuses on separately managed accounts and family-office services, utilizing a centralized investment process that incorporates independent managers and alternative investments.

Stacie Bowman is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with 32 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with PlanMember since 2011. In addition to her role at PlanMember, Bowman has worked with Employee Benefits Services Group since 2004, where she is involved in insurance product sales and plan administration. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, offering fiduciary services under ERISA Section 3(38) and a range of participant-level investment options. The firm’s investment approach includes a strategic asset allocation framework, risk-based mutual fund portfolios, and education and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

Richard Du is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked previously at Amazon.com Corporation and currently holds a position as a Software Developer Engineer II at Microsoft Corporation, where he focuses on software and hardware development. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a model portfolio and third-party management approach, delivering services through multiple advisory programs and an extensive advisor network.

Robert Emens is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at G.W. & Wade, Inc. and G.W. & Wade Asset Management Company, Inc. His career includes long tenure at these firms, with no additional outside activities noted. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach under an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Jeffrey Sawin is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. for seven years before joining IEQ Capital in 2022. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes separately managed accounts and integrates alternative investments through a centralized research process and partnerships, managing approximately $35.4 billion in assets.

Alan Zafran is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Merrill and First Republic Investment Management. Zafran serves on several investment and finance committees, including those of The Castilleja School and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. IEQ Capital, LLC provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients such as trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm’s investment approach is based on centralized macroeconomic research and the use of diversified portfolios including liquid strategies, third-party managers, and private alternative investments.

Jennifer Tan is a financial advisor with SPC in Fremont, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 31 years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at Parkland Securities and Carillon Investments, Inc. In addition to her advisory work, she operates a financial group focused on insurance product sales and works as a mortgage consultant providing refinancing advice. SPC offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse clientele, including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm supports a large advisory network and delivers tailored, discretionary investment advice through various account programs, maintaining close affiliations with broker-dealers and insurance agencies.