Maria Pejoro is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in San Francisco, California, holding a Series 63 designation and 32 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Bay Hills Capital Management, iCapital Wealth LLC, Cantella & Co., Inc., Raymond James & Associates, Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of finance, she has worked as a pastry consultant involved in restaurant build-outs and menu planning. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm provides a range of advisory programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, with both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches tailored to client objectives.

Kyle Benner is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. He currently works at Corient and previously held roles at Ensemble Capital Management and Abbot Downing Wells Fargo. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and utilizes risk management tools and alternative investment options where appropriate.

Angela Berry is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Walnut Creek, CA, with 22 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Fidelity, JPMorgan Securities, Merrill, and Bank of America. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with a modeling agency. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA retirement relationships. The firm offers a range of advisory services including model portfolio management and customized portfolio solutions within a fiduciary framework.

Micah Miller is a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley, First Republic Investment Management, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP. Cresset Asset Management, LLC manages approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due diligence process and access to both public and private markets.

Akio Adams is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America Private Bank. 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 and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary programs through internal standards and oversight committees.

Teresa Beltran is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked primarily in mortgage-related roles before joining Rockefeller Financial in 2019. 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 a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Silje Solstad Normann is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Concord, CA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Empower Financial Services, Symetra Investment Management, and several positions outside the financial sector, including at Pacific Lutheran University and Army & Air Force Exchange Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates.

Colleen Breit Supran is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2021. She previously held positions at Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough LLC, Morrison & Frazier, LLC, and Compass Fund Management, LLC. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and business entities, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets. The firm uses a customized investment approach based on client-specific profiles, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and direct security selection, and offers access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Laurie Marks is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 registrations and having 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., TIAA-CREF, and TrigoFi, Inc. She serves on the Finance Committee of the San Francisco Waldorf School, assisting with financial oversight, budgeting, and endowment management. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and private funds. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and incorporates proprietary research in portfolio construction.

David Giuffrida is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Citigroup since 2019, Millennium Limited Partners in 2017 and 2018, and JP Morgan Securities from 2013 to 2017. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and arrangements.

Robert Berston is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in San Francisco, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he held various roles including multiple positions at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Outside of finance, he works part-time with Cow Hollow Catering. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of investment and consulting services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Brian Quinn is a financial advisor at Corient with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Vivaldi Capital Management and J.P. Morgan Securities. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and applies risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Evan Rothschild is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. He currently serves at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at Adero Partners, LLC, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, and Morris Rothschild Capital. He is a member of the investment committee at Jade PTC LLC, a private trust company. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans by providing investment management, financial planning, tax and compliance support, family office and business management, and employee benefit retirement plan services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with an enhanced open architecture that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, private funds, and tactical overlays, customizing portfolios to clients’ risk tolerance, liquidity, and tax circumstances.

Jeff Giguere is a CFP® professional at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Capital Advantage Inc. and Wells Fargo Clearing. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios, using a variety of investment vehicles and specialized programs.

Michael Mcdonough is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities Inc. since 2010 and founded MK McDonough Financial & Insurance Services in 2019. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner and developer of Mastering Action Plans for Success, a proprietary goal planning system, and serves as a board member for the Alameda Boys and Girls Club. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning and retirement consulting, with access to third-party money manager programs under multiple advisory and promoter arrangements.

John Harty III is a financial advisor with Carson Wealth in San Rafael, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, Sterling Bank & Trust, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of advising, he serves on the advisory board of the Corinthian Yacht Club of San Francisco. Carson Wealth operates an enterprise platform managing approximately $50.6 billion through over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, employing an Investment Committee to construct model portfolios and providing tailored investment solutions.

Timothy Mcnamara is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and has prior experience at Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC, Carson Wealth, and his own consulting firms. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, and a range of institutional clients, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other vehicles, alongside educational programming and integrated affiliated service lines.

Sheldon Freisinger is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. He serves as the sole surviving trustee of the Sheldon Freisinger & Myra Freisinger Trust. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of programs including asset management and financial planning, with advisory services that include strategic asset allocation and manager selection across various portfolio types.

Herbert Pease is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022. His previous roles include positions at Cavu Wealth Advisors, HSBC Securities, HSBC Bank, and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in several community and youth organizations, including serving as president and board member of the West Coast Greco Regional Training Center and as an assistant wrestling coach at De La Salle High School. Mariner Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and third-party managers. The firm combines discretionary, customized portfolios overseen by an internal investment committee with integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness services.

Rebekah Mull is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience currently at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Adero Partners, LLC, Ebert Capital Management Inc., and Premier Financial Group. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional retirement plans, offering a range of services from investment management to tax and compliance support. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies tailored to clients' risk, liquidity, and tax circumstances.