Alisa Ciccone is a financial advisor at William Blair with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with William Blair & Company L.L.C. since 1999. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and offers proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Kathryn Novak is a financial advisor at William Blair with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining William Blair, she worked at Bucknell University and Mattawan Highschool. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven investment approach across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models and private fund opportunities.

Abraham Jimenez is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His career includes prior roles at The Vanguard Group and Randstad, as well as multiple positions at Cerity Partners since 2023. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a diverse national clientele, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation and manager selection, combining proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities, and offers access to alternative and private-market investments.

Didier Thierry is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining HighTower Securities, LLC in 2019, he worked in the hospitality sector with Windy City Hospitality and Hospitality One Group from 2016 to 2019. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and diversified investment options such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

William Mc Carty IV is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Securities since 2023, following prior roles at Charles Schwab and First Trust Portfolios. Outside of his advisory work, he engages in personal item sales on eBay and Facebook Marketplace. Fifth Third Securities provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate and business clients, and institutional investors. The firm offers multiple discretionary managed-account programs through its Passageway Managed Account Program and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fifth Third Bank, combining bank affiliation with a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser structure.

Melissa Wiss is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Lockton Investment Advisors, Lockton Financial Advisors, and Lockton Companies. Wiss is based in Chicago, IL. 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 that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental tactics such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Matthew Alcorn is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and 25 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at BMO Capital Markets Corp. and TradeStation Securities, Inc. Matthew is based in Evanston, IL. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund and operates within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Patricia Luken is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Barclays Bank plc. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer that serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm uses a technology-driven approach, offering discretionary unified managed accounts and financial planning through a large network of advisors.

Cary Margolis is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at Western International Securities, Inc. and National Planning Corporation. Margolis is based in Chicago, IL. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Ross Ferrier is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. based in Chicago, IL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 27 years of industry experience, having worked with CIBC Wood Gundy and CIBC Private Wealth since 1999. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and investment companies. The firm combines internal investment teams, relationship managers, and governance committees to deliver customized portfolios, utilizing both proprietary and external strategies, with notable specialization in managing assets for investment company clients.

Kenny Garcia is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2019, following a three-year tenure at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Based in Chicago, IL, Garcia currently serves clients through Citigroup’s enterprise platform. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal oversight and provides specialized solutions for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Caitlin Dahl is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, and Huntington Bank. Dahl operates out of Chicago, IL. 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 discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, while also acting as a registered broker-dealer that provides securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services.

Jennifer Vinovich is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Equity Services since 2018, alongside roles with National Life Group, Truewealth Advising Group, and Hilbrich Law Firm. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in community activities including serving on the board of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and facilitating youth golf camps through Birdie Time Golf, LLC. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm provides multiple advisory platforms and works with third-party asset managers, combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Steven Hollon is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient and has previously worked at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC and Crowe LLP. 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 uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Candace Vondra is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at William Blair since 2006. She holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Des Plaines, IL. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and offers proprietary models, third-party sub-advisers, and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

La Shaunda Idleburg is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Rockefeller Financial in 2022, she worked at Merrill for five years and has experience in academic and cultural center roles at the University of Missouri and Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves ultra-high and high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting through a designated Private Advisor and access to a broad range of investment options and affiliated services.

Elizabeth Chandler is a financial advisor at William Blair with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation. Prior to joining William Blair, she worked at Deloitte and Wake Forest University. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and offers access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

Jon Seabrook is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation and based in Chicago, IL. He has worked at CIBC Wood Gundy – CIBC Private Wealth since 2001 and has been with Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. since 1993. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a collaborative investment process involving internal teams and committees to create customized portfolios and managed account programs, offering a range of strategies including options hedges and structured notes.

Martin Brown is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, where he has worked since 2018. His prior roles include positions at AT Investment Advisers Inc. and Geneva Investment Management of Chicago. Outside of his advisory work, Brown is a managing member of School of Fish LLC, which operates an aquatics center. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and coordinated Family Office services, employing an investment process that integrates internal teams with external managers and specialized strategies.

Sarah Madison is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2021. She previously worked at Whitnell & Co. for twelve years. Rockefeller Financial LLC provides wealth management, financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting services to ultra-high and high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, charities, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers integrated services through affiliated trust and insurance entities, as well as brokerage and placement capabilities.