Thomas Mc Grath is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient and has previously worked at Foreside Financial Group, Segall Bryant and Hamill, and MSCI. Mc Grath holds a Series 63 license and is based in Chicago, IL. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and applies risk management tools to align portfolios with client objectives.

Abigail Bowman is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. based in Chicago, IL. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has eight years of industry experience, including prior roles at Nationwide Investment Services Corp and Checks and Balances. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with Students Run Chicago as a fundraising charity runner. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs combined with an online planning tool and telephone access to advisors.

Thomas Mckeown is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cresset Asset Management, LLC since 2021 and previously spent six years at Fidelity Investments. Based in Chicago, IL, he holds the Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets across a diverse range of clients. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation-driven approach that combines active and passive strategies, supported by a structured due-diligence program and private fund management.

William Ryan is a financial advisor at William Blair with 31 years of industry experience. He has held positions at William Blair since 2018 and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. for 17 years. Ryan serves as a director of PACTT, a nonprofit organization focused on helping children and adults with autism. 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 emphasizes active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary investment models, access to private funds, and co-investment opportunities.

Kieran Casey is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Chicago, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role at Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance Co., he worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Casey also serves as a bank/trust officer at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Co., supporting retirement plan account relationships across multiple business lines. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions with discretionary investment implementation.

John Cultra is a financial advisor at William Blair with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at EPIC Systems and Jaco Management, Inc. Outside of finance, he has been involved with the La Grange Country Club for several years. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides 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 equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies and offers proprietary models and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Joseph Hoffman is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. since 2017 and previously spent 20 years with Russell Investment Group. Hoffman serves as an at-large trustee on the board of the Seattle City Employees' Retirement System. Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.’s Wealth Management division provides investment management and financial planning services to private individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, and institutional clients. The firm employs both proprietary and third-party investment strategies across multiple asset classes and manages affiliated private investment funds.

Benjamin Mc Fadden is a financial advisor at William Blair with Series 66 and Series 63 designations and seven years of industry experience. He has been with William Blair since 2019 and previously held positions at Cowen and Company and Johns Hopkins University. 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 emphasizes active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Emmett Omalley is a financial advisor at William Blair with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with William Blair since 2019. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Indiana University and Park Ridge Country Club. 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 strategies across multiple asset classes and offers proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Ethan Speelman is a financial advisor at Fifth Third Securities, Inc. based in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Fifth Third Bank, Hope College, and Calvary Schools. Fifth Third Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts through investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers multiple program types on the Passageway Managed Account platform, providing a range of portfolio options from mutual funds and ETFs to separately managed accounts and tax-overlay strategies.

William Parker is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fiducient Advisors LLC for 12 years before joining CIBC Private Wealth Advisors in 2024. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors offers 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 featuring internal teams and committees to create customized portfolios using both proprietary and external strategies, distinguishing itself through its scale and involvement with investment company clientele.

Ruth Uress is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2026. Her prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Relative Value Partners, Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, and Kowitz Investment Group. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Simon Manoyan is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, BKD Wealth Advisors, LLC, and Money Concepts Capital Corp. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Clinton Complex Condominium Association. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and wealth management consultations primarily for clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s advice is based on Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and research tools, with trades executed only upon client authorization.

James Escobar is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient in Chicago, IL. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, CNA, United Airlines, and Geneva Advisors at CIBC World Markets Corporation. 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 utilizes a goals-based, team investment approach with a combination of in-house strategies, third-party managers, and risk management tools, and offers specialized capabilities through affiliated private funds and trust services.

G. Nolan is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. in Chicago, IL, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. He has 42 years of industry experience and has been with Equity Services and National Life Insurance Co. since 1984. Nolan is also an insurance agent active in selling life, disability, and health insurance through Lakeshore Financial Group and as an independent contractor under his own name. Additionally, he has served as a board member and officer for the Chicago Metro Chapter of the Illinois CPA Society. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to a wide range of clients including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm combines long-term investment strategies with multiple advisory platforms and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Amy Cramer is a financial advisor at Corient with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has been with Corient and its related entities since 2016. Prior to joining Corient, she worked at Merrill and UBS Financial Services. 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 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.

Cole Douglas is a financial advisor at Corient based in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Mercer, Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC, and David Vaughan Investments. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and incorporates risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Lance Sherry is a CFP® with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC, Fifth Third Private Bank, and Bank of America Private Bank. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a variety of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive framework and includes access to affiliated private funds and legacy strategies from acquired advisers.

Jesus Perez is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets in Chicago, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at CITI Private Advisory, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets since 2021, following positions at Northern Trust Bank and Northern Trust Securities from 2018 to 2021, and JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank between 2012 and 2018. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by internal standards and oversight committees, and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and commercial arrangements.

Nancy Ladd is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. She currently works at Hightower Advisors and has previously been employed at The Mather Group, Trinity Financial Advisors, Filbrandt Investment Advisers, and Harrisdirect. 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, and retirement plan consulting through its network of Advisor Practices. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.