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.

Shane Ellis is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previous experience at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base that includes individual investors, corporate and employer-sponsored participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through tailored strategies, leveraging its integration with Goldman Sachs affiliates to provide a broad range of investment and specialized wealth services.

La Shaunda Idleburg is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with over six years of experience, currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC. She previously worked at Merrill and held roles at the University of Missouri and the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center. 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 and financial planning services, operating uniquely as both an investment advisor and a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in placement and investment banking.

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® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2021. Prior to this, she was with Whitnell & Co. from 2009 to 2021. 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 operates as a registered broker-dealer and offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, organizing client relationships through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Alec Mc Eachern is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with the Tom Jones Challenger League since 2018. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, and institutional clients, leveraging centralized investment resources and a broad range of tailored offerings.

Dimant Patel is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cresset Asset Management, LLC since 2022. Prior to joining Cresset, he held positions at Bank of America Private Bank and Kforce Inc. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles, employing a risk-aware approach that combines strategic asset allocation, active and passive management, and the use of third-party managers and advanced research tools such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Anthony Pecora is a CFP® professional with two years of experience at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. He has been affiliated with CIBC Private Wealth and CIBC National Trust Company since 2005, totaling 21 years with the enterprise. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines internal investment teams with governance committees to deliver customized portfolios and managed account programs, notable for its scale and involvement with investment company clients.

Karen Mothkovich is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. She previously worked at The Ayco Company, L.P. for fourteen years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and offers tailored solutions such as Executive Wealth and Private Family Office support, operating within a large integrated financial group with cross-affiliate capabilities.

Michael Schneider is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Chicago, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Securities and Hightower Advisors since 2012. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to both affiliated and third-party managers, with investment options that include mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Samuel Pollack is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, based in Deerfield, IL, and has three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, The Pietsch Financial Group, and CliftonLarsonAllen. Outside of advising, he provides tax preparation services through SP Tax Services, LLC. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a mix of proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice solutions.

Henry Nagel is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience with Equity Lifestyle Properties and Monroe Capital. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans with a variety of advisory programs, including portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs diverse investment approaches across equity, balanced, and fixed income strategies, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of the end of 2025.

Ester Viti is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. She has worked with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities for the past 10 years. Outside of her advisory roles, she serves on the College of Lake County Foundation Board. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser wholly owned by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Danny Kyle is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Oppenheimer since 2003. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation and manager selection across various investment vehicles, with a notable role as a qualified custodian and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Kyra Meach is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Robert W Baird Co. Inc. and Googins Advisors Inc. Prior to her financial career, she was involved in various roles including work at the University of Wisconsin and Coldpsoons Gelato. 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, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a comprehensive suite of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Michael Peloquin is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Oppenheimer since 2017. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he worked at Apple Inc. from 2014 to 2017. He is a co-trustee of his wife’s trust and trustee of his own family trust, roles related to estate planning. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation with a range of investment vehicles and acts as a qualified custodian, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Kristin Donnelley is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Hightower Advisors in Chicago, IL. She has worked with The Lerner Group for four years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates proprietary research and employs a combination of affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Jonathan Narbett is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Chicago, IL, bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2007 and holds an agent position at Agia, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. 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-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.