Eric Thompson is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, bringing three years of industry experience. He has previously worked with L3 Resources and holds an agent position at AGIA, where he sells non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts using Envestnet’s platform and offers tax-aware and impact/ESG overlay services.

Robert Hearn is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank and Deutsche Bank AG in London. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains institutional-scale operations with unique market roles.

Marcel Frey is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Sugar Land, TX, holding a Series 63 license and over 30 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Strategies and New York Life since 1995 and leads The Frey Financial Group, LLC since 2003. Outside of his advisory roles, he owns acreage supporting cattle ranching and mineral rights properties in Fort Bend and Austin Counties. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions delivered primarily on a non-discretionary basis through a variety of program types within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Jules Green is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, Green worked at Kohl’s Corporation and has also been involved in non-securities insurance activities with Agia. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts through Envestnet’s platform and offers various portfolio management and financial planning services supported by a large network of advisors.

Mohammad Qureshi is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America, Merrill, Empower Retirement, and independent insurance-based financial advising. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for client portfolio construction.

Benjamin Heeren is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including CWM, LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks, Dome Holdings Inc, W&R Insurance Agencies, and Waddell & Reed, Inc. Heeren has been with Hightower since 2022. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles and strategies.

Lucia Cruz is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 21 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Agia, AIG Capital Services, American General Life Insurance, VALIC Financial Advisors, and JP Morgan. Outside of finance, she operates a photography business providing portrait, event, and art print services. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors.

Jordan Hannah is a CFP® certificant affiliated with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ameritas, Jordan founded and operates Hannah Financial Solutions, LLC, and has worked in roles at Community Health Choice and Ameritas Investment Company, LLC. Outside of advisory work, Jordan is involved as an insurance agent selling individual health insurance. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuities, supported by a network of advisers and third-party portfolio tools.

Christopher Halaska is a financial advisor at Corient with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Avalon Wealth Management and Memorial Herman Health System. He serves as an advisory board member for The University of Texas at Austin Master's in Finance program, providing mentorship and program guidance. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and uses risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Constantinos Parlas is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at AIG Capital Services since 2016 and with VALIC Financial Advisors since 2014. VALIC Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models for portfolio construction.

Heather Ford is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. She has been with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2017, holding various roles within the firm. Prior to that, she worked at Kanaly Trust and Southwest Business Consultants. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and related planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts and tax management, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and platforms.

Joseph Soltero is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Houston, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Securities LLC, and Chase Investment Services Corp. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services primarily through model-based digital programs, serving clients via algorithm-driven portfolio strategies that utilize mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing. The firm’s offerings include an invitation-only discretionary model account accessible to employees with existing PNC Bank online credentials.

Angela Wascom Gantt is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. She worked at Blackrock Investments, Inc. for 20 years prior to joining Sanctuary Advisors and Sanctuary Securities in 2026. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Gantt serves as a volunteer board member for The Family Place, a nonprofit assisting families affected by domestic violence, contributing to fundraising and service projects. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm supports independent investment adviser representatives with a variety of portfolio management options and employs multiple analytical approaches while acting as a fiduciary under written advisory agreements.

Daniel Carter is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at AT Investment Advisers Inc. for 12 years. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a collaborative investment process involving internal teams and committees to build customized portfolios, combining proprietary and external strategies with specialized offerings such as options hedges and structured notes.

Jessica Knutson is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors, she worked at Cetera and Fidelity Investments, and has a background that includes roles outside the financial industry. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs and other financial planning and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and providing optional tax and impact overlay services.

David Linney is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Houston, TX. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 34 years of industry experience. Linney has been with Voya Financial Advisors since 2014. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers services such as financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, third-party money manager access, and plan-sponsor consulting, delivering advice primarily through recommendation-based, non-discretionary relationships.

Youhong Wang is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked in accounting and tax consulting through his firm, YH Wang CPA LLC, since 2017. Wang also has involvement with the GT Wang Family Foundation, a private family charity, which he established but no longer manages. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services, featuring proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Justin Kibler is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, Merrill, JPMorgan Securities LLC, and Citibank. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, using a centralized Investment Management Team to design and manage model portfolios and select approved third-party managers.

Jared Sandlin is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2017 and also holds a position as an agent with Agia, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Prior to Valic, he was employed with NCSA Next College Student Athlete. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating with approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets under management.

Matthew Crouch is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Houston, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also associated with Agia as an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models to construct client portfolios.