Jeffrey Bell is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 31 years of industry experience, having worked at CIBC Wood Gundy - Private Wealth Group since 1995. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach integrates proprietary and external solutions with governance from dedicated committees to deliver customized portfolios and specialized strategies.

Andrew Doten is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor at William Blair with eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining William Blair in 2025, he worked at Fiducient Advisors, Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth, Urban Financial Advisory, and Vivaldi Capital Management. 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 active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Louise Lane is a financial advisor at William Blair with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 54 years of industry experience. She has been with William Blair & Company L.L.C. since 1984. 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 equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary model portfolios and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Patrick Tobin is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Nicholas Company, Inc., Quasar Distributors LLC, IMST Distributors LLC, and Silver Pepper LLC. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, foundations, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment approach centered on client-specific profiles, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and direct security selection alongside alternative and private market solutions.

John Connor is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors in Chicago, IL, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Agia and Fifth Third, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with non-securities insurance products through an agent position at Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. 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 and operating at a large scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Isabel Chudzik is a financial advisor with Cresset Asset Management, LLC in Chicago, IL. She holds a Series 66 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cresset Asset Management in 2020, she worked at PagnatoKarp Partners, LLC from 2016 to 2020. Cresset Asset Management is a multi-disciplinary investment adviser managing approximately $78.9 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles, employing a disciplined, risk-aware approach that integrates strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and both active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

Jeffrey Brown is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Hightower Advisors in Chicago, where he has worked since 2020. Prior to that, he spent six years at Invesco Capital Markets, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled investment vehicles, with an emphasis on manager selection and multi-manager solutions.

Michael Wik is a CFA® credentialed financial advisor with Corient, based in Chicago, IL, and has three years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Matrix Capital Advisors, LLC for over two decades and holds a director and financial consultant role at Town Square Hospice, where he advises on financial statement review and financial reporting. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, 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 managers and customized asset allocation, and offers specialized services through affiliated entities.

Jaimee Farrington is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Chicago, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC for five years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2020. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, supported by proprietary research and operational resources.

Steven Putzel is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. for 14 years and Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC for four years. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Zackary Meuser is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Corient in Chicago, IL. He previously worked at Vivaldi Capital Management LP and Mesirow Financial, Inc. before joining Corient in 2026. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, 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 managers, utilizing risk management tools and alternative investments where appropriate.

Cecilia Brunetti is a financial advisor at William Blair with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with William Blair & Company since 2006. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a training facilitator for Bonfire Women Inc., a women’s leadership training program. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, and pension and corporate clients, employing an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes.

Patrick Phillipp is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Stifel for nine years and The Federal Savings Bank for two years before joining Rockefeller Financial. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, operating as a registered broker-dealer that offers a range of securities and investment banking services.

Ryan O Reilly is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry since 2017. Prior to joining CIBC Private Wealth in 2022, he worked at Northern Trust Company from 2017 to 2022 and was affiliated with the University of Kansas. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm uses a combination of internal teams and external managers to deliver customized portfolios, financial planning, and coordinated Family Office services, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets.

Raymond Kelly Jr. is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. based in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked with Bankers Life and related entities since 2018 and previously with Allianz Life Financial Services LLC and Allianz Life of North America. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in freelance digital marketing of health and fitness products, a hobby project he manages with his children. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management according to clients’ goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons.

Adam Kinsinger is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Chicago. He previously worked at ShankerValleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. and DVI. Outside of advising, he assists with tax preparation at ShankerValleau Accountants, Inc., an accounting firm. 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 that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Christopher Stickrod is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 21 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He previously worked at Nuveen Asset Management, LLC and Nuveen Securities, LLC for over a decade before joining TIAA-CREF in 2023. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often those connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary management through model and customized portfolios and also serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Lauren Greenebaum is a financial advisor at Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Mesirow Financial since 2016. Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.’s Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to private individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm uses both third-party managers and proprietary private investment products, employing a process that includes preparing Investment Policy Statements, asset allocation, and due diligence across various asset classes.

Nicholas Eppler is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Chicago, IL, having previously worked at firms including Edward Jones, Fidelity Investments, and MassMutual. Eppler has also held roles outside of financial services, including employment with Keyence Corporation of America. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm employs asset-allocation models and research tools to guide investment decisions, with client authorization required for trades, and typically recommends separately managed accounts handled by third-party or affiliated managers.

Cassidy Ammons is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) based in Chicago, IL. She holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equity Services, she worked with National Life Group and TriFound Advisory LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in insurance agency activities and media workshops through her association with Chicago Wealth. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, offering a range of investment strategies that include both long-term and shorter-term options.