Michael Dunn is a financial advisor with BakerAvenue in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 28 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Morgan Stanley and U.S. Bancorp Investments. BakerAvenue provides wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, focusing on discretionary management. The firm employs a range of named strategies that combine tactical allocation, quantitative analysis, and fundamental research, and offers services such as tax and estate planning, philanthropy, and trustee oversight.

Christopher Dankworth is a financial advisor with Evergreen Capital Management LLC in San Francisco, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Evergreen since 2017 and previously worked at Cypress Wealth from 2012 to 2017. Evergreen Capital Management advises private clients including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, endowments, and family offices, providing discretionary investment management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a Dynamic Asset Allocation approach and proprietary programs such as Right Cycle Investing™, utilizing fundamental and macroeconomic research alongside artificial intelligence to guide investment decisions.

Lia Seara is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. She currently works at Parallel Advisors, LLC and previously held roles at Osborne Partners Capital Management and Merrill. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach including fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, incorporating technology platforms to manage tax-efficient rebalancing and held-away accounts.

Caroline Burns is a financial advisor at Parallel Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Net-Results Marketing Automation and Colorado College. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies across fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, and integrates technology platforms for tax-efficient portfolio management and held-away account consolidation.

Yu Chen is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Infinity Financial Services Advisory and has previously worked at Alden Capital, Eagle Strategies, and New York Life insurance among others. Outside of his advisory role, Yu Chen is the owner of MYZ Financial & Insurance Services and serves as CFO of Forte Tools Inc, a wholesale distributor of industrial products. Infinity Financial Services Advisory serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including long- and short-term trading and options, and integrates advisory services with affiliated broker-dealer and insurance activities.

Steven Burke is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Oakland, CA, and has eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Hermes Econometrics for three years and has served as a principal and independent insurance agent at SIS Services since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he remains active in independent insurance agency work. Redhawk Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, estates, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment management approach combines strategic and tactical asset allocation across multiple asset classes, with portfolios reviewed weekly by an investment committee.

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.

Kenneth Millman is a CFA® charterholder with one year of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Parallel Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at BMO Family Office for three years and BNY Wealth Management for eleven years. Parallel Advisors serves individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various investment types and integrates technology platforms for tax-efficient rebalancing and held-away account management.

Richard Gordon is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at firms including JP Morgan Chase Bank, First Republic Securities Company, Barclays Capital, and Lehman Brothers. He serves as a board member for the Libitzky Family Foundation. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term asset allocation within an open-architecture investment framework, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside tax, estate structuring, and business consulting services.

Steven Minkoff is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at NorthRock Partners, LLC since 2023. Prior to this, he worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 18 years. NorthRock Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a holistic investment approach emphasizing broad asset allocation, diversification, and integration of private market allocations, supported by AI tools and ongoing oversight.

David Raphael is a financial advisor at Klingenstein Fields Advisors with two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Yieldstreet and The Solaris Group LLC. Klingenstein Fields Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a team-based, fundamental research approach with a long-term orientation and is notable for its role as a private fund adviser and sponsor managing affiliated pooled vehicles.

Maria Pyatigorsky is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of experience in wealth management. She is currently with Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management, LLC (LNW), where she has been since 2024. Prior to that, she held multiple roles at Wetherby Asset Management from 2016 to 2023. LNW provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities such as trusts and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach with global diversification and offers access to private funds, including renewable power vehicles, supported by discretionary portfolio management and operational tools like artificial intelligence.

Andrew Thompson is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC since 2023. His prior roles include five years at Enso Wealth Management and fourteen years at Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as an insurance agent with Highland Capital Brokerage, focusing on new insurance products for clients. Choreo, LLC provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a centralized investment process centered on strategic asset allocation and diversified portfolios, offering a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, OCIO, and specialized consulting.

John Reising is a financial advisor at Gibbs Wealth Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Brookstone Capital Management and operated his own firms, including Reising Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner and insurance agent involved in the sale of fixed annuities, fixed indexed annuities, and life insurance. Gibbs Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and advisory services, utilizing third-party platforms and a combination of analytical approaches to guide investment allocations. The firm emphasizes risk management, tax efficiency, and guaranteed-income solutions in its client portfolios.

Becky Kuang is a financial advisor at Robertson Stephens with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including JP Morgan Chase and First Republic Investment Management. Kuang is based in San Francisco, CA. Robertson Stephens provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, planning services, and employs a range of investment strategies overseen by an in-house investment office.

Jack Tiffin is a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC in San Francisco, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with Brighton Jones since 2026 and has prior experience in various roles outside the financial industry, including positions at educational institutions and hospitality businesses. Brighton Jones provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple operating brands. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach and offers discretionary portfolio management, tax preparation, real estate consulting, and family office support, supported by an affiliated ecosystem that includes private investment fund management and trust services.

Hallie Kraus is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Abacus Wealth Partners. Her prior experience includes roles at Garrison Point Advisors dba TREEHOUSE WEALTH ADVISORS, The Humphreys Group, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Abacus Wealth Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and various institutional entities by providing financial planning, consulting, and investment management. The firm employs an asset-class investing approach using primarily no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and passive institutional funds, and integrates ESG screening and private pooled investments for suitable clients.

Christopher Hauswirth is a financial advisor at LNW with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked for Wetherby Asset Management for 25 years before joining Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management, LLC in 2024. LNW provides integrated wealth management and trust services primarily for high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities. The firm emphasizes customized investment policy statements, strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and coordination with outside professionals to address complex, multi-entity financial needs.

Mark Ackerman is a financial advisor at Perigon Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at PM Wealth Management, LLC and Prager Metis CPAs, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Ackerman & Associates, an accounting firm specializing in tax preparation and bookkeeping. Perigon Wealth Management provides customized investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm develops portfolios tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, often delegating day-to-day management to independent managers while maintaining oversight and conducting regular reviews.

Jeremy Pond is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Brighton Jones LLC in San Francisco. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. He has been with Brighton Jones since 2018 in various capacities. Brighton Jones provides wealth-management and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, and family-office clients through multiple operating brands, including its Personal CFO (PCFO) offering and OpenPlan. The firm employs a whole-balance-sheet approach and manages client assets across public and private investments, supported by an affiliated ecosystem that includes private investment funds, a trust company, and legal services.