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.

David Mar is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Arete Wealth Management since 2009 and also works as a licensed insurance agent specializing in life, disability, and health insurance. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, uses third-party sub-advisers, and acts as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable.

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 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and previously worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank and First Republic Securities. He serves as a board member of 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 employs a long-term, open-architecture investment approach with predominantly discretionary portfolio management and offers a range of services including tax and estate structuring and business consulting for multigenerational families and closely held businesses.

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 holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Klingenstein Fields Advisors and Yieldstreet in previous roles. Klingenstein Fields Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and related advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, endowments, and pooled investment vehicles, including private investment funds. The firm employs a team-based, fundamental research approach with a long-term orientation and serves as both a private fund adviser and sponsor.

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.

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.

Sean Kyle is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Plancorp, LLC since 2015. Based in San Francisco, CA, he is part of a multi-team firm with 52 advisors. Plancorp serves individuals, trustees, business owners, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with services including wealth management, investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, succession planning, and tax preparation. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory with documented Investment Policy Statements, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside tax-aware strategies and access to third-party advisers.

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 Certified Financial Planner® with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Brighton Jones LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. based in San Francisco, CA. Brighton Jones LLC provides comprehensive wealth-management services to individuals, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes whole-balance-sheet planning through its Personal CFO model and offers family office services, discretionary investment management, and private-investment opportunities via its subsidiary Lenora Capital.

Eric Stern is a financial advisor at SVB Wealth with Series 63 and Series 66 designations and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining SVB Wealth in 2025, he worked at First Citizens Bank and First Citizens Investor Services since 2024, and spent eleven years at City National Bank. SVB Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, family offices, corporations, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with a formal due-diligence process and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management.

Zach Driscoll is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in San Francisco, CA, holding his Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having one year of industry experience. Prior to joining ValMark, he was involved with BPM LLP and academic roles at Bemidji State University, St. Cloud State University, and the University of North Dakota. He is also the owner of Driscoll Goalie School LLC, which provides ice hockey goaltending instruction and consulting. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a broad network of representatives. The firm emphasizes diversified, goal-based portfolios and asset allocation using mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, with oversight from an investment committee and integration of third-party manager programs and strategist portfolios.

Scott Kidd is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, affiliated with Bailard, Inc. since 1998. He also worked at Bailard Fund Services, Inc. for 20 years. Bailard provides wealth management and asset management services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, and pension plans. The firm employs a multi-asset diversification strategy that combines quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment, and offers sustainable, responsible, and impact investing options upon request.

Daniel Mckellar is a CFA® charterholder at Bailard, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Bailard in various capacities since 2011. Bailard, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services to individual and institutional clients, employing an active multi-asset investment approach that integrates quantitative models, fundamental research, and qualitative judgment. The firm serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, pension plans, and registered investment companies, and is noted for its affiliated pooled vehicles and sub-advisory roles in mutual funds.

Avi Crane is a financial advisor with Infinity Financial Services Advisory in Oakland, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Transamerica Financial Advisors and Debtmerica, among others. Crane is also involved with Alpha Innovation Partners, where he participates in the sales of traditional insurance products. Infinity Financial Services Advisory is a multi-advisor firm managing approximately $174 million across 642 clients with a team of 35 advisors. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, adviser selection, and pension consulting, employing a multi-method investment approach that includes charting, cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Timothy Rizzuti is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He is currently with BakerAvenue, having joined in 2026, and previously worked at Ameriprise and AssetMark Financial Holdings. BakerAvenue provides wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients, employing multiple investment strategies that combine tactical allocation, quantitative analysis, and fundamental research to manage risk and pursue client objectives.

Karen Schmid is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. She is currently with RWA Wealth Partners and was previously with Moirai Wealth Management for 24 years. RWA Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing investment management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach supported by an open-architecture platform and offers customized fixed income and cash management alongside internally managed strategies and tax preparation services.

Thomas O'Keefe is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with SVB Wealth LLC, where he serves as Head of Investment Strategy. His prior experience includes roles at Silicon Valley Bank and affiliated entities. SVB Wealth LLC provides wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, offering customized investment solutions and access to private fund opportunities.