Roman Ciosek is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Hightower Advisors since 2010. The firm provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. Hightower emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers, along with proprietary research and various investment strategies.

David Pierce is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. based in Chicago, IL, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Atlantic Trust Investment Advisors, Gnv Advisors, LLC, and Geneva Investment Management. He is also the sole proprietor of Highland Investment Consulting, though currently with no active business. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a broad client base including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team with relationship managers and oversight committees to create customized portfolios using both proprietary and external strategies, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets across 175 advisors.

Kyle Richards is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Key Investment Services and Fidelity Investments. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor that provides portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional plan clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm offers multiple wrap programs and integrates services from KeyCorp affiliates, utilizing a multi-provider model for portfolio strategy and implementation.

Erich Heger is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Chicago, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, featuring an invitation-only digital platform that utilizes algorithmic risk assessments and third-party managed investment strategies mainly composed of mutual funds and ETFs.

Jonathan Newkirk is a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Chicago, IL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has seven years of experience, including roles at CIBC Wood Gundy, Hilker Corp, and Lewis Rice. 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 combines internal investment teams with external managers and offers a range of portfolio management and planning services, notable for its scale relative to advisor headcount and its involvement with investment company clients.

Michael Camiliere is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2012, with prior experience at William Blair. Based in Chicago, IL, he provides advisory services through Hightower's platform. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Mitchell Kovitz is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Rothschild Investment LLC and Kovitz Securities, LLC. Kovitz is also chairman and head of the investment committee at Chicago Capital Partners Management, a perpetual private equity fund, and serves as president of the Paul Armin Family Foundation. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm uses a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Hee Yang is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, B. Riley Wealth Management, and Howe Barnes Capital Management. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations with a range of programs including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm offers diverse portfolio strategies and retains custody of client assets while operating both advisory and broker-dealer businesses.

Craig Abraham is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Cresset Asset Management and J.P. Morgan Securities. Based in Chicago, IL, he joined Citigroup in 2024. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and futures services.

Peter Willis is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He joined Rockefeller Financial in 2022 after a brief period at Rockefeller Capital Management. Willis is based in Chicago, IL. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Melissa Hollon is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds the Series 66 designation. She has four years of industry experience and has worked with firms including Massino Financial Group, Tempus Labs Inc, PwC, and PepsiCo. Hollon serves as Treasurer of the Professional Women's Club of Chicago, overseeing the organization's financial management and budgeting. 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 plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various adviser and promoter arrangements.

Ana Ulicevic is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Creative Planning since 2022. Prior to that, she was associated with Lockton Investment Advisors, Lockton Companies, and Lockton Financial Advisors from 2011 to 2022. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth and ultra-affluent individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by targeted active strategies and offers a range of institutional and private market investment options.

Kevin Koehler is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with one year of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at Whittier Trust, Miracle Mile Advisors, LLC, and Nuveen. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Michael Moleski is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Creative Planning since 2012. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Moleski manages a family farm business. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $217 billion in assets. The firm emphasizes a financial planning-led investment approach with low-cost indexing and offers a range of supplemental strategies and integrated retirement plan services.

Michelle Froeschle is a financial advisor at William Blair with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has worked at William Blair since 2022 and previously spent ten years at PNC Private Bank. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension funds, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary models, third-party sub-advisers, and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Savannah Neal is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Rockefeller Capital Management. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm operates as a registered broker-dealer providing a consolidated investment platform and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Whitney Hoban is a financial advisor at William Blair with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining William Blair, Whitney worked at Goldman Sachs and has also held teaching positions at Trinity College and New Trier High School. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm pursues active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary model portfolios, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

Patrick Dunton is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cresset Asset Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to joining Cresset, he spent five years at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Cresset Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $71.9 billion in client assets for a diverse range of clients. The firm emphasizes diversified, asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction tailored to individual objectives and risk profiles, employing both active and passive strategies alongside third-party managers.

John Harrington is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Corient. He previously worked at Segall Bryant & Hamill for seven years before joining Corient. 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 that integrates in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolio exposures with client objectives.

Daniel Tomas is a CFP® and ChFC® with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2008 and also has affiliations with Agia and his own advisory practice dating back to 2007. Outside of his advisory work, Tomas serves as treasurer for the Northern Illinois Al Anon District 03 Fellowship and umpires youth baseball games in local communities. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.