Jacob Pais is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Thrivent Financial and its affiliated entities. Outside of his advisory role, Pais is involved in tech recruitment and owns a mattress retail business in Austin, TX. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education. The firm serves very large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and offers access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Alison Cassorla is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. She previously worked at Austin Private Wealth, LLC for five years and was self-employed for one year. Before her advisory career, she spent two decades with Shalom Austin, a community organization. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, managing approximately $126.9 billion in assets. The firm offers a wide range of services such as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Benjamin Brajtbord is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Austin, TX. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and also works with Kestra Investment Services, LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including vendor searches, plan design, fiduciary consulting, and plan-level investment advice, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and other large institutional investors.

Carrie Cocanour is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Ziply Fiber, Goosehead Insurance, Unite Private Networks, and Charter Communications. Outside of advisory services, she is involved in a wellness supplements business on a commission basis. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm serves a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds, employing multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within its supervisory framework.

Matthew Carbray is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving with Kestra Advisory Services since 2016. He has been affiliated with Kestra Investment Services since 2006 and previously worked at New England Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is a minority owner of West Hartford Brewing and Roasting LLC and serves as a board trustee for the Hartford Boys and Girls Club. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and supports multiple management platforms and third-party solutions under a robust supervisory framework.

Matthew Logan is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, having previously worked at Cetera, TMRW Wealth, and Summit Financial Group. Outside of his advisory roles, he owns and manages a charitable organization, TMRW Bus, which coordinates community trips through auctioned certificates. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and supports various management platforms and third-party solutions within its supervisory framework.

Nicholas Parnell is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services and holds a Series 66 credential. He has one year of industry experience and has worked at Goldman Sachs since 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he works part-time as a high school basketball referee in Central Texas. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing strategic allocation models and proprietary analytics within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Daniel Schwartz is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2021. Prior to joining Hightower, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill, where he held advisory roles from 2011 through 2021. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering strategies that emphasize manager selection and multi-manager solutions across mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Hani Farid is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at Empower Financial Services, GWFS Equities Inc, FCS Group LLC, David Lerner Associates Inc, and Vantage Consulting Group. He serves as Vice President of the Board for Keep Austin Fed, an organization addressing food insecurity. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Kip Reagor is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer & Co since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a water cooler rental business. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment programs and advisory services that include discretionary and non-discretionary management, strategic asset allocation, and retirement consulting.

Ramona Dalton is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2014. Additionally, she holds a position as an agent at Agia, where she is involved with non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and multiple wrap programs, utilizing a centralized technology platform and model solutions to manage assets for a large client base.

Thomas Cromer is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services and managing Cromer Family Financial. He is involved in customer service and administrative activities through his field assistant roles at both Kestra Advisory Services and Cromer Family Financial. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Todd Mitman is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 credential and 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2023, he spent 18 years with Ameriprise Financial Services. He is also president of Mitman, Reese and Associates, a business that assists with practice payroll management. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to plan sponsors as well as a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving clients that include very large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

James Mc Kinley is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management in Austin, TX. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Savant, he worked at Exencial Wealth Advisors and has experience at Spirit Ice Arena. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management and related services. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.

Tyler Herndon is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Herndon Holdings, a real estate business. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, and supports its recommendations with due diligence on investment options.

Hayley Swaim is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Austin Private Wealth, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, and United Capital Financial Life Management. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors, offering a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

George Sinnott is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 45 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Sinnott has been associated with Kestra Advisory Services since 2016 and has also been involved with Kestra Investment Services and Fusion Financial Group since 2003. He is the president of Sinnott Wealth Management, Inc., where he oversees company activities and financial planning. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes plan sponsors, institutional investors, and individual clients. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and investment advice, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients including sovereign wealth funds.

Bradley Hubbard is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2017 and is also associated with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2016, where he works in life insurance brokerage and agent recruiting. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services with discretionary and non-discretionary investment options, managing over $8 billion in discretionary assets as of late 2025.

Zachary Nogra is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Austin, TX, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and two years of industry experience. He has worked in various roles within Bankers Life and related entities since 2024. Outside of finance, Nogra serves as a Special Advisor for Esther's Follies, a longstanding Austin-based comedy theatre, where he provides insight into operations, hospitality, and vendor relations. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management aligned with clients' goals and risk tolerances.

John Wesley is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial for 15 years. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors, institutional, and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and supports discretionary trading within a broad supervisory framework.