Connor Carlis is a CFP® professional at HB Wealth with six years of experience at the firm and a prior four years at Ernst & Young, LLP. He is based in Atlanta, GA. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm employs a combined quantitative and qualitative investment process across public and private strategies and offers services including discretionary portfolio management, outsourced chief investment officer solutions, and advisory services.

Rocky Francis is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent eight years with The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and offers a range of tailored services, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management within a large integrated financial group.

Che Bailey is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Capital Benefit Consultants, Personal Capital, Lincoln Financial Advisors, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he is involved with Four Sons Enterprises, a spirits branding business. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Carter Nelson is a financial advisor at William Blair with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Bank of America, Merrill, and Raymond James. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

Amanda Valenti is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. She is currently with Corient, where she has worked since 2022, and previously held roles at Ci Brightworth Private Wealth, Lenox Advisors Inc, and Oxford Financial Group. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions, continuously monitoring portfolios using various risk management tools and may include alternative investments and private fund allocations.

John Mayfield is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Truist Advisory Services and has a prior background at SunTrust Bank and GenSpring Family Offices. Mayfield serves on the Institutional Investor Sub-Advisory Board, providing feedback on research and conference topics. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary management and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools.

Kristin Pugh is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial advisory services. She has been with Creative Planning since 2020 and previously worked at Truewealth, LLC from 2014 to 2020. Kristin serves as an advisor to the board of the Financial Planning Association of Georgia and is a board trustee for The Foundation for Financial Planning, both roles involving pro bono work. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process centered on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by an extensive advisory team and integrated investment infrastructure.

Wesley Pritchett is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee of Holtz Heroes, a charity supporting former Notre Dame football players and their families, and co-hosts a college football podcast called Under the Golden Dome. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutions, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Cooper Keener is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and Ohio Valley Wine and Beer. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, plan sponsors, and institutions, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized executive wealth programs. The firm utilizes strategic and tactical allocation models, manager selections, and both discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, supported by proprietary research and analytics.

Mark Dicristina is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services, holding roles since 2013 and 2016 respectively. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer for the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, an organization that provides business legal services to nonprofits. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm implements its advice through a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platform arrangements and an equity research team that uses AI-enabled tools.

Mary Wafer is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 47 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with Truist Advisory Services and related entities since 2013, including Bb&T Securities and Scott & Stringfellow. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering solutions such as asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and the AMC Advantage manager-selection program. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Vicki Chriszt is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience spanning healthcare and educational institutions, including Northside Hospital and Georgia State University. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and charitable organizations. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and offers tailored services such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support within a large integrated financial group.

Marcus Clark is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2020. Prior to joining Rockefeller, he worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Cole Haan. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Atlanta, GA. 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 portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform, and uniquely operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, insurance products, placement, and investment banking services.

Charles Jordan IV is a CFP® and Series 65 professional with 18 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently with Corient, where he has worked since 2022, following a 15-year tenure at CI Brightworth Private Wealth. Jordan is based in Atlanta, GA. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers, employing risk management tools and specialized offerings such as private fund capabilities and affiliated trust services.

Sydney Harley is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Atlanta, GA, bringing two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Harley worked at Lendz Financial and held legal roles at Van Horn Law Group P.A. and Emory University School of Law. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, corporate participants, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized programs. The firm integrates multiple advisory teams and proprietary analytics within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem to tailor strategies across various fee arrangements and platforms.

Tyler Wachtel is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor based in Atlanta, GA, with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Rockefeller Capital Management since 2020 and previously held roles at AgSouth Farm Credit, W Advisors, and BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating with a unique combination of investment advisory and broker-dealer capabilities.

Austin Clark is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Atlanta, GA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise, LPL Financial, and Jackson National Life Distributors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an officer of a homeowners association. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Matthew Yonak is a CFP® with 21 years of experience at Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. in Atlanta, GA. He has been with the firm since 2005. Capital Group Private Client Services provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-manager approach known as the Capital System. The firm offers access to separately managed accounts, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investment vehicles.

Soraya Sartipi is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2019. Prior to that, she was employed at HDH Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo, and she has a background in education from the College of Charleston. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored wealth management solutions through an integrated financial group structure.

Bryan Kamau is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at HB Wealth with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services from 2017 to 2023 and holds a degree from the University of Georgia. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, institutional clients, and corporate entities with wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach combining quantitative and qualitative due diligence across public and private strategies and offers services including outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory solutions.