Ethan Louis is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC based in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, he worked at Buckingham Strategic Partners, LLC and has a background that includes roles at Saint Louis University and VIP Valet. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses, employing a long-term investment approach that integrates both active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Julia Kane is a financial advisor at William Blair with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Brown Brothers Harriman and Sei Investments. 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.

David Satin is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers access to various portfolio management strategies including alternative investments and custom indexing.

Jason Garcia is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Huntington National Bank, Old National Bank, First Midwest Bank, and LPL Financial. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture model combining third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank strategies, offering multiple wrap-fee programs on the Envestnet MAS platform.

Anil Daka is a financial advisor with William Blair in Chicago, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with William Blair since 2011. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients, employing an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies.

Catherine Chamberlin is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley and TIAA-CREF during her career. Outside of finance, she has been involved with the Colorado Ballet Company. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a fiduciary standard through its RIA services and operates within a vertically integrated structure that includes adviser services for donor-advised funds.

Allen Smith is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors since 2017 and previously held roles at Atlantic Trust Investment Advisors, Geneva Investment Management of Chicago, LLC, and GNV Advisors, LLC. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to a wide range of clients, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm employs a collaborative investment process utilizing an internal team, Relationship Managers, and governance committees to deliver customized portfolios and managed account programs, combining proprietary strategies and external managers.

Sean Temperly is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. in Chicago, IL. He has been with Fifth Third Securities since 2010 and with Fifth Third since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of Seatim LLC, a private investment pool. Fifth Third Securities, Inc. offers brokerage and investment advisory services through its Passageway Managed Account Program to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate clients, and institutional investors. The firm provides multiple discretionary managed-account options and combines third-party portfolio managers, strategist portfolios, and advisor-managed sleeves, with features including direct indexing and an optional tax-overlay service.

Gregory Williams is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2020. Prior to joining Hightower, he worked five years at Private Vista, LLC (formerly Financial Strategy Network, LLC). He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Chicago, IL. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individual investors, institutional clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a multi-manager approach combining affiliated and third-party managers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement consulting services.

Michael Katz is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with four years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Truist Advisory Services and previously worked at Wells Fargo for 17 years. Katz is based in Chicago, IL. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individual, corporate, retirement plan, and charitable clients. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies and employs third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment processes.

Kathleen Birmingham is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at AT Investment Advisers Inc. since 2017 and previously at Geneva Investment Management of Chicago, LLC from 2012 to 2017. 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’s investment process involves a combination of internal teams, relationship managers, and governance committees to construct customized portfolios using proprietary and external strategies, with a notable focus on managing assets for investment company clients.

Richard Peloquin is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 47 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer and Fahnestock & Co. Inc. since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services with investment solutions that incorporate strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income and equity strategies.

Mark Slater is a Series 65-licensed advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, IL. He has been with CIBC Wood Gundy – CIBC Private Wealth since 1995, accumulating 31 years of industry experience. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial and estate planning, and access to specialized strategies, supported by a governance structure including an Investment Policy Committee and an Asset Allocation Committee.

Joshua Walshe is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with William Blair since 2018 and previously worked at First Command Advisory Services and First Command Financial Planning, Inc. His career also includes a brief period at Huber Financial Advisors, LLC. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients, using an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes.

Desiree Lukian is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Desiree is based in Chicago, IL. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and is notable for its large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Gregg Winter is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2018, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection and various investment strategies.

Michelle Colquhoun is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Stifel for 11 years. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on several nonprofit and community boards, including Invest for Kids, the Local School Council at Alcott Elementary, and the Children's Advocacy Centers of Illinois. 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, combining discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Michael Pezzuto is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at William Blair since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary 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 provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

Dillon Gorham is a financial advisor with Wealthspire Advisors in Chicago, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co. He has also worked at Golftini, reflecting involvement outside the financial industry. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets and serving nearly 9,700 clients. The firm provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, corporate plans, and nonprofits, using an institutional-style asset allocation framework.

Ryan Harrison is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors in Evanston, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors, he held roles in sports management and marketing, including positions with the Chicago Bears and International Sports Management. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities with regular rebalancing and reviews.