Scott Walker is a CFP® and CFA® with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors since 2021 and previously worked at Alexandria Capital, LLC for 11 years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles and strategies.

Ankit Choksi is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citigroup Global Markets, where he has worked since 2022, following an eight-year tenure at Campion Asset Management, LLC. Choksi holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Washington, DC. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and is notable for its large institutional scale and unique market roles.

Timothy Trimble Jr. is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Citigroup since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Michael Slaymaker is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2014, where he currently practices as a financial advisor in Alexandria, VA. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple wrap/advisory programs.

Anthony Felipe is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. His prior experience includes roles at Rossby Financial, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Before entering the financial sector, Felipe worked in various positions at Virginia Tech and was involved with Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, 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 tax-loss harvesting, direct indexing, and selective private market exposure.

Answan Johnson is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2018 and previously at Bridgewater Wealth and Financial Management from 2016 to 2017. Focus Partners Wealth 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.

Kyle Venditti is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including JPMorgan Chase and The Marshall Financial Group. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term investment portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, supported by affiliated sub-advisory arrangements and a range of platform integrations.

Stephen Brown is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Alexandria, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with First Command Advisory Services since 2015 and has also worked with affiliated First Command entities since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Secretary on the board of the Indian Springs Estates Homeowners Association. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs, with investment decisions managed centrally by its Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Mark Doughty is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Spire Investment Partners, SunTrust, TIAA-CREF, PNC Wealth Management, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Ameriprise. He is also a licensed insurance agent for life, health, and annuity lines of business. Concurrent Investment Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles, supported by a network of roughly 286 advisors serving over 13,000 clients.

Mark Falamoun is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in McLean, VA. His prior experience includes roles at Octagon Financial Services and various positions related to finance and financial services. Outside of advising, he is a part-owner of a personal rental property in Arlington, VA. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, regular rebalancing, and tax management, utilizing a variety of implementation options including ETFs, mutual funds, and separate accounts.

Liliana Molina is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Spire Wealth Management, LLC for 19 years and Ameriprise for 9 years. Molina serves as a board member for the Head2Heart Foundation, a nonprofit focused on raising mental health awareness. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered firm that provides wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Joseph De Acosta is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining First Command, he served six years in the United States Navy. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Nicholas Balmer is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2018 and previously worked at TD Ameritrade and Scottrade. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through a fiduciary model that includes customized and model-based investment approaches.

Robert Murphy is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 42 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Merrill, Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, and City National Bank before joining Oppenheimer in 2022. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Washington, DC. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, strategic asset allocation, and retirement consulting.

Glen Lambinicio is a financial advisor at Brown Advisory with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at IA Beaty Haynes & Patterson, Inc. since 1997. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research approach to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies including equity, fixed income, and sustainable-investment options.

Cara Kennedy is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Merrill and Rock & Co LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is a part-time fitness instructor at DivaFit, LLC. 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 portfolio management and financial planning services, operating as both an investment advisor and a registered broker-dealer with a consolidated investment platform.

Brian Ruther is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at SunTrust Advisory Services, SunTrust Bank, and Wells Fargo. He also serves as an adjunct instructor at George Washington University, teaching undergraduate courses in finance and leadership development. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Benjamin Mintz is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management in Vienna, VA, holding a Series 65 credential. He has recently entered the industry with experience beginning in 2024. Prior to his advisory role, his background includes positions at The TJX Companies and involvement in educational settings such as Woodrow Wilson Senior High School and Northeastern University. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and operates affiliated accounting, legal, and trust services.

Paul Cusumano is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley, Arthur Stein Financial, LLC, and currently practices at Allworth Financial, L.P. in Bethesda, MD. Allworth Financial serves individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial and wealth planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and education through multiple channels. The firm utilizes a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to provide customized investment strategies across various asset classes and specialist portfolios.

Luke Keck is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied and Summit Financial Resources. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm uses strategic allocation models and offers specialized programs such as Private Family Office services and Financial Wellness, leveraging resources across the broader Goldman Sachs organization.