Dharmesh Goel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Downers Grove, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2013 and Glen Oak Financial, Inc. since 2014, where he engages in insurance brokering and property and casualty sales. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with the United States Tennis Association as a tennis champion promoting the sport locally. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services often connected with insurance and annuity products. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Mathew Klody is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC and has previously worked at Whitnell & Company and Keebeck Wealth Management LLC. Klody also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Notre Dame, where he teaches an Applied Private Equity course. 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 investment management and financial planning services, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with broker-dealer capabilities and a consolidated investment platform.

Andrew Bloom is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Chicago, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, B. C. Ziegler And Company, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. He serves as treasurer for the Highland Park Community Nursery School. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a wide range of investment and consulting services through both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, maintaining custody of client assets while operating its broker-dealer and advisory businesses.

Matthew Sullivan is a financial advisor at William Blair with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with William Blair since 2016, with a brief interruption in 2018. Based in Chicago, IL, he is part of a team of 322 advisors at the firm. 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 follows an active, research-driven investment approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies and offers proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Tyrone Stephens is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials. His prior experience includes roles at Cresset Asset Management, LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities and Chase Bank. 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 implements multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and is notable for its combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Christopher Mcdonald is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) since 2016 and holds securities registrations through Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co. His other business activities include insurance brokering for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jose Madrigal is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Lombard, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Investment since 2013, following prior roles at Signator Investors, Inc. and Valic Financial Advisors. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through model portfolios and third-party managers, and maintains a long history of working with educators and participants in 403(b) and 457(b) programs.

Kate Jonynas is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. She has worked at Kovitz Securities, LLC and Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC for over a decade and joined Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in 2026. Jonynas also held a role at Foreside Financial Services, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm emphasizes long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction using an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Erik Hoeflinger is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Downers Grove, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance, along with time spent in full-time education and various positions outside the financial industry. He is also involved in outside insurance sales, focusing on fixed annuities and life, disability, and long-term care insurance products through multiple carriers. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Raveen Rathi is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Rockefeller Financial LLC in Chicago, IL. He has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at Moelis & Company LLC and consulting work at Point B. 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 portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating with a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform that provides discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across various asset classes.

Isidora Lagos is a financial advisor at William Blair with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with William Blair & Co., L.L.C. since 2000. 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 various asset classes and provides proprietary model portfolios, access to private funds, and co-investment opportunities.

Alexandra Keelty is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. She currently serves at Corient and has previously worked at Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC. 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 uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party solutions, continuously monitoring portfolios through risk management tools and may incorporate alternative investments and private fund allocations where appropriate.

Robert Hoffman is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at William Blair. He has previously held roles at Larix Capital Partners, where he was a co-founder and board member, the EOM Group, and TLP Management. Hoffman also serves as an independent director on the board of The Agnew Company, a single-family office. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers 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 provides access to proprietary portfolios, third-party sub-managers, and private fund opportunities.

Joseph Tabet is a financial advisor at William Blair with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at William Blair since 2021. Prior to his current role, his work history includes positions at World of Beer, Local Tree Tech, and Alaska Pacific Seafoods. 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, offering proprietary models and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Susan Soderberg is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and Riverstone Wealth Partners. Her background also includes roles in the Indian Prairie School District. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management through model portfolios and customized accounts.

Anthony Gurrieri is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at WealthWave, LSPN Pro, Apollo Agency, and several other firms. He is involved with the Heartland Institute for Financial Education as a registry instructor. Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach using proprietary and third-party portfolios, supported by a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.

James Myczek is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Chicago, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill, Edward Jones, and PNC Investments. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed accounts, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers model portfolio management as well as customized portfolio solutions and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

John Cultra is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with William Blair & Company L.L.C. since 1997. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients, employing an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies.

John Christopher is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Downers Grove, Illinois, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with New York Life and related entities since 2001 and is involved in multiple business ventures including ownership of Exodus Business Strategies LLC and Christopher Financial Group LLC. Additionally, he serves as a board member of Medinah Country Club. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services primarily on a non-discretionary basis, emphasizing tailored recommendations and fiduciary responsibilities within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jennifer Frahm is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with GWFS Equities, Inc. and Great West Life & Annuity Insurance Company since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she teaches financial fluency to high school students and medical students at the University of Illinois Medical School through her initiative, Intentional Investment Education. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management mainly to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.