Caitlin Ford is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Goldman Sachs. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and other entities. The firm employs a centralized macroeconomic research process and constructs portfolios using a mix of liquid strategies, independent managers, and private alternative investments.

Alicia Mchugh is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at The Colony Group, Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Buckingham Strategic Partners, Foreside Financial Services, Loring Ward Holdings, and LWI Financial. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, advisory, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Samantha Colleran is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Whittier Trust. Outside of her advisory role, she has experience in educational and nonprofit settings, including positions at Chapman University and Grace Fellowship Church. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm employs a centralized investment process that incorporates independent manager research and access to alternative investments through a proprietary platform.

Paul Rubel is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in San Jose, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Plant Flower Seeds and Buy Rare Seeds, as well as time spent as a homemaker. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services across discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements. The firm employs a variety of investment analyses and offers access to model overlay programs, third-party managers, and selected non-traded alternative investments.

Justin Wiles is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at GW & Wade in various capacities from 2015 to 2023 and joined The Colony Group, LLC in 2024. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, providing wealth management, financial and tax planning, and employee benefit consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Susan Wilson is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She has concurrently worked in environmental health and safety consulting as a principal consultant at BSI EHS Services and Solutions since 2016. Additionally, she has experience in insurance and non-insurance product sales affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services that encompass fee-based wrap programs, model portfolios, and commission-based products. The firm operates uniquely as both a registered broker-dealer and RIA while providing affiliated retirement and recordkeeping services.

Jeff Branson is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience currently serving as a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Branson Financial Planning, LLC, and Investacorp Advisory Services. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a wide range of portfolio management and consulting services, including access to third-party managers and sponsored advisory programs, with a focus on centralized due diligence and the use of technology to support advisors and clients.

Swastik Singh is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC, based in San Jose, CA, and has two years of industry experience. He joined Cerity Partners in 2024 following an extended period as a student. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, utilizing tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing that incorporates proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Benjamin Steed is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with IEQ Capital, LLC and has previously worked at Sepio Capital, Bank of America, and Merrill. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, focusing on separately managed accounts and family-office services. The firm integrates macro and manager research with alternative investments and operates an extensive private-investment platform managing approximately $35.4 billion in assets.

Heidi Lau is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. based in Fremont, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Prior to joining HSBC, she worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, and Charles Schwab. She also serves as a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., an affiliate of her broker-dealer firm. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary program types. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation developed with HSBC Global Asset Management and involves ongoing fund due diligence, with a mix of non-discretionary and discretionary portfolios.

Xiomara Vielman is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Independent Financial Group and Next Financial Group Inc. She is also a co-owner of JJXR, LLC, an entity managing office real estate. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, technology, investment management, and compliance services while offering a range of investment program options and discretionary model portfolios.

Adam Beard is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at First Republic Securities Company, LLC, First Republic Investment Management, Inc., and Jefferies & Company, Inc. Beard serves on the Board of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra as a member of the Development Committee. IEQ Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and private funds. The firm combines centralized macro and manager research with access to independent managers and alternative investments, managing approximately $35.4 billion in assets.

Minnie Sanford is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation, with 26 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2021 and previously at Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough LLC in two separate periods totaling six years. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on customized, diversified portfolios and private market programs for qualified clients.

Mei Kwan is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in Cupertino, CA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining HSBC in 2025, she worked at Wang Accountancy and Tranquil Asset Management LLC, and earlier held positions with Banc of America Investment Services and Citicorp Investment Services. Mei is also a Bank Officer with HSBC Bank USA, N.A., an affiliate of her advisory firm, where she sells bank-related products alongside her registered representative duties. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charities, and corporations through various client-directed and discretionary offerings. The firm’s investment process incorporates model risk profiles and collaborates with HSBC Global Asset Management and other affiliates for asset allocation, fund due diligence, and portfolio monitoring.

Andrew Venturi is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Sepio Capital, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as trusts, foundations, endowments, and non-profit organizations. The firm’s investment process integrates centralized macroeconomic research with client-specific Investment Policy Statements, utilizing a combination of liquid strategies, third-party independent managers, and private alternative investments.

Chris Parker is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hightower Securities, LLC and Hightower Advisors since 2010. Hightower provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm’s advisory approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research to deliver portfolio management and financial planning services.

Hui Chen Chen is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 23 years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. She has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2021 and previously held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and WELLS FARGO Advisors from 2012 to 2021. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Jonathan Scheid is a financial advisor at Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Bellatore Financial, Inc. and Loring Ward. Scheid is also president of Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, LLC and serves as president, CEO, and trustee of SA Funds Investment Trust. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors. The firm offers diversified, systematically invested mutual fund and ETF model portfolios and discretionary fixed-income management, serving about 42 advisors with over $41 billion in regulatory assets under management and administration.

Sharon Shyu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also affiliated with World Financial Group since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in several longstanding family-owned business ventures dating back over three decades. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services, featuring proprietary model portfolios alongside third-party money managers, and delivers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management solutions.

Andrew Kowal is a financial advisor at IEQ Capital, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Koil, MendaCel Inc., and South California Junior PGA. Separately, he has been involved in the restaurant business through Wa Sushi and Izakaya. IEQ Capital provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment process incorporates macroeconomic research and multi-phase due diligence, offering portfolios composed of liquid strategies, third-party managers, and private alternative investments.