El Segundo, CA Office

Abraham Israeli is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and has prior experience at Running Point Capital Advisors, LLC, and Kennedy Wealth Management, LLC. He also operates as an independent insurance agent. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a national client base that includes individuals, families, business entities, charitable organizations, and institutional investors. The firm uses tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and proprietary quantitative screens, offering a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, tax planning, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

James Schlager is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2026. His prior roles include positions at Running Point Capital Advisors, Valmark Securities, and Moss Adams Wealth Advisors. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a broad national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm utilizes tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and proprietary quantitative screens, alongside multiple private-market offerings and affiliated consulting and insurance services.

Daniel Kerr is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Cerity Partners LLC. He previously worked at Running Point Capital Advisors, Mission Wealth, and Moss Adams Wealth Advisors. Kerr volunteers as Director of Investments for the South Bay Police and Fire Memorial Foundation. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to a national client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation and manager selection, incorporating proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities, and offers services such as financial planning, retirement plan consulting, tax planning, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Michael Schulman is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at Running Point Capital Advisors, LLC, as well as Hollencrest Capital Management and Double Eagle Partners, LLC. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation and manager selection strategies, utilizing proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Elizabeth Desousa is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience currently at Cerity Partners LLC. She previously worked at Running Point Capital Advisors, Mercer Global Advisors Inc., and Duckworth Wealth Advisors, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a non-shareholder director of her spouse’s engineering firm and is the investment account trustee and chair of the committee for the Girl Scouts of Orange County. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors nationwide. The firm uses tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing with a mix of proprietary quantitative screens, third-party managers, and individual securities, and it offers access to alternative and private-market investments alongside retirement plan consulting and tax planning.