Registration is now open for DeVoe Elevate
May 7 - 9, 2025 in Nashville!
-DRIVE organic GROWTH-
-OPTIMIZE your HUMAN CAPITAL plan-
2025 AGENDA Highlights
DeVoe Elevate™ offers rich and insightful content. Networking breaks, meals, and receptions provide options for
learning from your peers, speakers, and other experts.
Human Capital SESSIONS
Building an All-Star Team that Fuels Growth
Tales from the Field: Planning for Succession
Strategies for Solving NextGen Financing
Creating a Culture to Attract and Retain Top Talent
Best Practices for Succession Planning
Growth SESSIONS
Creating a Growth Mindset
The Referral Code: Creating a Pipeline of High Net Worth Referrals
The First 90 Days: A Comprehensive Action Plan for New Clients to Fuel Growth
Secrets of Top-Growing Firms
Event Location
Grand Hyatt nashville
1000 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203, United States of America
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The room block closes on Tuesday April 15, 2025, or when sold out.
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Networking Events
Make sure to join us for our third annual Women in Wealth Brunch. It will be a fantastic way to kick off the event!
Registration required.
2025 evening events
Main evening event on May 7 - more details coming soon!
Early evening reception on May 8 - more details coming soon!
DeVoe Elevate™ 2024 Speakers
2025 Speakers to Come!
Aaron Klein is the co-founder of Nitrogen, the growth platform for wealth management firms, which started life as Riskalyze in 2011. As its first CEO, he led the company through 42 consecutive quarters of growth, scaling to serve tens of thousands of financial advisors, and twice being named one of the world’s 10 most innovative companies in finance by Fast Company Magazine. He passed the baton to his successor in 2023, and continues to serve on the firm’s Board of Directors.
Aaron has spoken at conferences and events such as the Fearless Investing Summit, DataDisrupt, Startup Grind, T3, Tiburon CEO Summit, Wealth Management CEO Roundtable, the Benzinga Fintech Awards, Lifesong Celebrate Life, and an untold number of conferences for wealth management enterprises such as TD Ameritrade, Pershing, Carson Wealth, SSG, United Planners, Founders Financial, and more.
Aaron is married to Cacey Klein, and they are parents to an amazing Korean-Ethiopian-American family that consists of Spencer, Emma and Teddy. Together, they cofounded Hope Takes Root, an initiative to use capitalism to change the future for orphans and at-risk kids in Ethiopia. They reside in Eagle, Idaho, and absolutely love it.
Aaron also sits on the boards of Snappy Kraken, the leading marketing automation platform for financial advisors; and Mountain States Policy Center, a bipartisan think tank advancing free markets in public policy. Previously, he was elected three times to serve as a community college trustee, serving from 2004 to 2016. Investment News has named him one of the industry’s top 40 under 40 executives, and the Wealth Management Industry Awards honored him as CEO of the Year in 2023.
As Senior Vice President, Head of Organizational Development at Sequoia, Jennifer is primarily focused on the development, engagement and productivity of employees, which in turn creates value for clients and shareholders. The firm has a strong foundation of core HR processes and capabilities in place. Her role is to build on this success and create sustainable programs to support future growth of the organization and employees. Her approach is to seek broad based input on what areas need focus and how to can best achieve the firm’s goals related to HR programs.
She enjoys providing and enhancing HR programs and capabilities that help drive business value for the firm. This requires her to listen and understand the needs of the employees, clients and business partners. She has long term goals to develop and manage enhanced programs related to recruiting, onboarding, training, career development, compensation and succession planning for Sequoia.
What inspires companies, and what makes them inspiring? Dennis Moseley-Williams shows organizations how to create transformative experiences for clients, customers and employees. Captivating audiences with his passion, humour and vivid examples of staged, exceptional experiences and their competitive advantage, Dennis is an in demand speaker and has worked with Fortune 500 companies to solo entrepreneurs across the continent, in sectors ranging from financial services to manufacturing (and everything in between).
A certified expert in the Experience Economy, Dennis helps organizations understand that customer experience is the predominant economic offering in the world today–as distinct from services as services are from goods. He demonstrates ways in which experiences can be crafted and staged so that they entice, educate, satisfy and transform. Dennis is also the author of Serious Shift: How Experience Staging Can Save Your Practice, a guidebook on how the experience economy can be adapted specifically to the financial services industry.”
Dennis is founder of Dennis Moseley-Williams Strategic Consulting, a practice management company that helps organizations secure and build sustainable relationships by creating experience-driven solutions that deliver results, increase revenues, and build enthusiastic referral-generating communities.
David DeVoe founded DeVoe & Company in 2011 to help wealth management companies optimize their business decisions. The company has supported hundreds of firms in consulting, investment banking and valuation engagements since launch. David has been a thought leader on RIA practice management for 18 years and was named the 'RIA M&A Guru' by Barron's magazine.
Previously, he served as Managing Director of Strategic Business Development at Charles Schwab Advisor Services. In this role, he developed and led Schwab’s Transition Planning platform, which provides comprehensive M&A and succession planning services to registered investment advisors. During this eight-year period, he provided strategic counsel to over 500 advisors. Previously, David worked in the Business Strategy group at American Express.
David holds a BA degree from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management.
Aaron Klein
Keynote Speaker
Co-Founder and Former CEO
Nitrogen (formerly Riskalyze)
Jennifer Koch
Keynote Speaker
Senior Vice President, Head Of Organizational Development
Sequoia Financial Group
Dennis Moseley-Williams
Featured Speaker
Founder & CEO
Dennis Moseley-Williams Strategic Consulting
David DeVoe
Featured Speaker
CEO and Founder
DeVoe & Company
Ben Harrison is a Managing Director and member of the Executive Committee for BNY Mellon | Pershing. He is Head of our Wealth Solutions segment, which serves wealth-oriented broker-dealers, registered investment advisors (RIAs) and trust companies, and the evolving and converging needs of these clients. Prior to this role, Ben led our RIA custody business as well as business development and relationship management for the advisory marketplace.
Prior to joining Pershing in 2006, Ben served as vice president of regional sales for TD Ameritrade Institutional. He started his career with TD Waterhouse Institutional and has spent over 20 years serving registered investment advisors. Ben was a 2010 Chairman’s Circle Honoree recognizing outstanding performance within BNY Mellon. He currently serves as Chair for the Foundation for Financial Planning and is also a current Board member for The Woodstock Academy Foundation.
Ben earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics Management from Ohio Wesleyan University. He has also completed the Securities Industry Institute® program, sponsored by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Gary brings 20 years of marketing experience to the Mercer Advisors team. In his role as CMO, Gary leads new client acquisition efforts, helps drive client engagement, develops a prospect and client event strategy, and the evolution of the Mercer Advisors brand. Prior to joining Mercer Advisors, Gary was the CMO of Strategic Financial Solutions, a financial services firm focused on helping Americans in challenging financial situations.
Before joining Strategic, Gary was the VP of Consumer Marketing at Conde Nast where he oversaw all consumer marketing efforts for many of their iconic brands. Gary earned an MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and an undergraduate degree from Binghamton University. Gary lives in New York City with his wife and children.
Bryan has been helping individuals, families, and institutions achieve their financial goals since 2004. After graduating from Northwestern University, Bryan fell in love with financial planning after going through the process with his wife. He quickly earned his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM certification and began pursuing his passion – helping people navigate the intricacies of their financial lives. Bryan now leads Mercer Advisors’ Direct Sales teams. He currently lives in Santa Barbara with his wife and three children. He holds the FINRA Series 65 License.
Tim joined forces with DeVoe & Company in 2017 with a passion to build out the most comprehensive succession and continuity platform in the industry. With 50 years of experience, Tim has long been recognized as one of the key leaders in and influencers of the wealth management industry.
Tim is the former CEO and Chairman of Aspiriant, one of the industry's most admired firms, and co-author of Success & Succession (Wiley, 2015), a best-selling book on succession planning for RIAs. He led the wealth management practices at Bank of America and at Deloitte through the 1980’s before co-founding Kochis Fitz in 1991. The merger of Kochis Fitz and Quintile to form Aspiriant has been recognized as one of the industry’s most strategic RIA M&A transactions. Tim was also a co-founder of the Personal Financial Planning Program at University of California, Berkeley, one of the first accredited financial planning programs in the United States, where he taught for eighteen years.
Tim has an MBA from the University of Chicago, a JD from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marquette University.
Ben Harrison
Managing Director
Head of Wealth Solutions
BNY Mellon | Pershing
Gary Foodim
Chief Marketing Officer
Mercer Advisors
Bryan Powers
Executive Vice President, Sales
Mercer Advisors
Tim Kochis
Special Advisor
DeVoe & Company
Former Chairman and CEO Aspiriant
Indya is a senior member of the advisory team at Beacon Pointe, providing customized wealth management solutions to corporate executives, professionals, and their families. Through comprehensive planning and investment management, Indya develops strategies to help clients meet their financial goals. In addition to her wealth advisory responsibilities, Indya is part of the firm’s management team setting strategic direction for the firm and its nationwide initiatives. She also oversees Beacon Pointe’s Los Angeles and Santa Barbara regional offices. Previously, Indya worked as a Regional Vice President and Portfolio Specialist at Guggenheim Investments in Los Angeles, specializing in structured debt investments. Prior to this role, Indya worked on the trading floor at Citigroup in Sydney, Australia in Institutional Sales and begun her career at Macquarie Investment Bank in New York as a Credit Analyst. Alongside female peers and fellow Beacon Pointe financial professionals, Indya is passionate about empowering women, both personally and professionally, and is an active member of Beacon Pointe’s Women’s Advisory Institute. Indya is a graduate of the University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business.
Thomas is President and CEO at Homrich Berg. Thomas added the role of CEO after a well-planned leadership transition where he served as President for four years. In his role as President, he served as a key member of executive management, leading a number of growth and client service initiatives. Thomas has an extensive background in wealth management both as an advisor to clients and as a leader of client service organizations. He believes in HB’s core values and the unwavering focus on delivering high-touch, fiduciary fee-only client service to HB clients on all the important financial issues they face in their lives.
Prior to joining HB, Thomas was most recently the head of Division Wealth Management for SunTrust Bank. In that role, he managed all the core private wealth management sales and client service activities on a national basis across nine SunTrust divisions. Prior to his that role, Thomas was the Chief Executive Officer of GenSpring Family Offices, the multi-family office subsidiary of SunTrust bank, which provides independent advice to ultra-high-net-worth families. Before joining GenSpring, Thomas served as the Head of the Sports & Entertainment Specialty Group for SunTrust. In that capacity, Thomas managed a group of advisors who provided private wealth management services to sports and entertainment professionals. Prior to managing the Sports & Entertainment Specialty Group, Thomas was the wealth services manager for the Atlanta region. Thomas has spent his entire career in the wealth management industry and was an advisor managing high-net-worth client relationships before transitioning into his leadership roles.
A native of Atlanta, Thomas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Wake Forest University and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He is active in the community, currently serving as the Lay Leader for Peachtree Road United Methodist Church and on the Leadership Council of Zoo Atlanta. He has previously served on the Emory University Board of Visitors as well as the Board of Trustees for the Atlanta Sports Council, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, the Atlanta Children’s Shelter, the Atlanta Police Foundation, and Young Harris College.
Thomas is married to Susan, and they have three children, Eleanor, Hayes, and Ben.
Kelly Carolan is a Senior Director, People Business Partner, for BNY Mellon | Pershing and a member of the Pershing Executive Committee. She is a global people leader with experience driving digital business initiatives and transformation across multiple industries, with a focus on growth, M&A, change management and transforming organizational processes, technologies and human experiences.
Kelly has been in the HR function for 23 years and has spent the last 10 years as a chief people officer in the tech startup space. Prior to joining BNY Mellon | Pershing, Kelly was the Chief Human Resources Officer for Revecore, and the Head of People at a fintech called Learnvest. She has experience in finance, technology and retail goods, and has worked in various roles at such companies as Shopkeep, eBay, S’well and Ingersoll Rand, among others.
Kelly holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Kansas and studied at the University of College Cork, with an emphasis on international politics.
Tony Parkin
Wealth Management Executive
Indya M. Yuill
Partner, Managing Director
Beacon Pointe Advisors
Thomas Carroll
Principal, President & CEO
Homrich Berg Wealth Management
Kelly Carolan
Senior Director, People Business Partner
BNY Mellon | Pershing
Jason Gordo is a co-founder and president at Modern Wealth Management. Gordo is an accomplished wealth management executive with a diverse background in business strategy, execution, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining the founding team at Modern Wealth, Gordo was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management where he was Head of Advisor Growth.
Gordo was part of the team that scaled and sold United Capital, a $25B RIA with 90 locations, to Goldman Sachs for $750M. While at United Capital he held various positions, including Head of Office and Head of FinLife Partners. Gordo was also a member of the United Capital executive team where he worked to help drive the firm’s growth and success.
Before joining United Capital, Gordo co-founded Valley Wealth, Inc., a wealth management firm that served high-net-worth clients, endowments, foundations, and corporate retirement plans. Under his leadership, the firm was named to Forbes Magazine’s list of fastest-growing RIAs.
Gordo graduated from Gonzaga University, earning a master’s degree in organizational leadership. He also holds industry credentials from the College for Financial Planning and the Center for Fiduciary Studies.
Natalie Straub is Coldstream Wealth Management’s Chief Revenue Officer. In this role, Natalie dedicates her efforts to developing and implementing Coldstream’s ambitious strategic growth plans, as well as sharing the positive impact Coldstream has made in the lives of our clients.
Additionally, she supports existing wealth management teams and new merger partners by introducing consistent business planning and coaching programs that reinforce each wealth manager’s goals. Her work builds on our continued goals of scaling the business and positioning the firm for continued success.
Natalie has over two decades of financial services experience. Prior to joining Coldstream, she served as Director & Senior Business Management Consultant at Schwab Advisor Services. In that role, she encouraged and guided the firm’s RIA clients to overcome leadership and business challenges to clear the way for outsized growth. During her 16-year career at Schwab, she was known for being a positive catalyst for change and for taking strategic ideas and driving them to implementation.
In addition to Natalie’s impact at Schwab, her previous work experience includes marketing driven roles at a start-up, a non-profit, and Wells Fargo Bank.
Natalie earned a BA in Business Administration from San Francisco State University and holds her FINRA Series 7 and 63 securities licenses.
Brett has developed and delivers numerous consulting programs designed to increase the profitability, effectiveness, and productivity of financial professionals. As a speaker and consultant, his focus is helping financial professionals in the building of strategic partnerships with attorneys and CPAs. He also works to help in the horizontal growth of financial practices by provisioning wealth management guidance, marketing to age 65+ clients, assisting in the branding of financial firms, and scientifically testing for the most effective ways to ask for and receive client introductions. He regularly delivers these presentations to financial advisors in addition to individually coaching top-producing teams.
Brett is a coauthor of RainMaker: Strategic Partnering with Attorneys and Accountants to Create a Pipeline of New Affluent Clients,1 The Millionaire’s Advisor: High-Touch, High-Profit Relationship Management Strategies of Advisors to the Wealthy,2 and Selecting a Coach: 7 Guidelines for Financial Advisors.3 He is also a regular contributor to Financial Advisor magazine. Prior to joining Invesco in 2010 when the firm combined with Van Kampen, Brett worked for Van Kampen Investments for 13 years as a member of Van Kampen Consulting, the predecessor to Invesco Global Consulting, as well as in advertising and marketing.
Brett is married with three wonderful children. He enjoys coaching and competing in league sports, as well as skiing, hiking, and biking.
Debi Murphy is the Managing Director of Partnership Integration at EP Wealth Advisors. Her team is responsible for welcoming and assimilating new advisory teams and their clients into the EP family.
Debi has over 40 years’ experience in financial services including 15 years at Charles Schwab & Co in various roles such as Account Executive, Regional Operations Manager and Branch Manager in Carmel and Walnut Creek, CA.
Leaving Schwab, she joined Ballou Plum Wealth advisors and enjoyed 12 years as Branch Operations Director, helping to run an efficient and productive office. When Ballou Plum was acquired by EP Wealth in 2016, she joined EP in the role of Regional Operations Director. A year later, as EP began to strategically develop plans for growth by acquisition, Debi was excited and honored to be selected to lead the integration team. Debi is a graduate of California State East Bay, earning a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in California studies.
Debi and her husband Kevin live in Concord and love traveling, gardening, playing with their three grandchildren and being managed by their dog Phoebe Gonzales.
Jason Gordo
President & Co-Founder
Modern Wealth Management
Natalie Straub
Chief Revenue Officer
Coldstream Wealth Management
Brett Van Bortel
Director of Development
and Delivery
Invesco Global Consulting
Debi Murphy
Managing Director of Partnership Integration
EP Wealth Advisors
Dr. Peter Fisher is the Founding Partner and CEO of Human Investing, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, responsible for providing financial advice, tax counsel, and financial literacy education for over 100,000 individuals. With over 27 years of experience and $2 billion in managed assets, Peter established Human Investing with a mission to faithfully serve the financial pursuits of all people.
Dr. Fisher has performed extensive research on succession planning, which he has applied to his professional journey with clients. Notably, he’s used a similar succession planning framework to transition Human Investing to an employee-owned firm.
In addition to writing the book Becoming a 401(k) Millionaire and publishing his dissertation “Financial Literacy and Behavior of Credit Union Members,” Dr. Fisher currently serves as an Executive-in-Residence at George Fox University.
He lives in Wilsonville, Oregon with his wife Jenn, and they have five children. In his free time, he enjoys reading, writing, golf, and spending time with his growing family
Matthew Adams serves as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner at Mission Wealth. He is responsible for strategic growth initiatives, operational improvements, business and technology efficiencies, and ongoing personnel development. Matthew leads the firm’s Executive Committee and provides service to a select group of high net worth individuals, non-profit organizations, endowments, and institutional clients.
Rick Dennen is CEO of Indianapolis-based Oak Street Funding®, a First Financial Bank Company®. As founder of Oak Street Funding, Rick led the specialty finance company from a business concept in 2003 to the nation’s top specialty lender of intangible asset classes.
Additionally, Rick is chief corporate banking officer at First Financial Bank where he leads the commercial growth strategy, including expansion of customized lending offerings and services. In this role he oversees almost $12B in assets across the entire commercial business and nearly 400 employees.
Rick earned both a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. He is a sought-after speaker and has authored and been featured in numerous articles in leading national publications.
Mike Van Wyk is a director of customer research & insights at Capital Group, home of American Funds. He has 26 years of industry experience and has been with Capital Group for eight years. Prior to joining Capital, Mike was director of global strategy development, advanced research methods and behavioral science at Procter & Gamble. He holds a doctorate from Temple University, an MBA from the University of Texas in Austin and a bachelor's degree in horticulture from Michigan State University. Mike is based in Los Angeles.
Dr. Peter Fisher
Founding Partner, CEO
Human Investing
Matt Adams
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner
Mission Wealth
Rick Dennen
Founder & CEO
Oak Street Funding
Mike Van Wyk
Director of Customer
Research and Insights
Capital Group
Antonio Bass is a senior RIA strategic relationship manager at Capital Group, home of American Funds, covering RIAs, consultants and bank trusts. He has 13 years of industry experience and has been with Capital for five years. Prior to joining Capital, Antonio worked as a regional investment consultant and an internal sales consultant at T. Rowe Price. He holds a bachelor's degree in communications from University of Michigan. He also has the Chartered Financial Analyst® certification. Antonio is based in Washington, D.C.
Yelena is the Head of Product for Catchlight. In her role, Yelena is responsible for developing and managing the Catchlight platform products providing strategy development, product management, and go to market support. She is driven to help advisors leverage data and technology to grow their businesses.
Prior to joining Catchlight, Yelena spent over 22 years in various roles across Fidelity. She has focused her efforts on the cross section of advisor and investors facing technology. She has specialized experience in portfolio management, institutional order management and trading platform and workplace investing technology.
Yelena received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern University in finance and management information systems and graduated from the Securities Institute program at Wharton Business School.
Robert is the Founder and CEO of Blue Chip Partners. He is an attorney (JD), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He is the visionary of the firm and also leads the team’s hiring efforts taking special care to make sure that each new employee is a match for our positive culture.
Robert began his career specializing in tax preparation and planning at Deloitte and went on to practice as an estate-planning attorney for Honigman, Detroit’s largest law firm. Robert’s rare combination of tax, legal, and over 35 years of planning and investment management experience is extremely valuable in advising clients and building a team of outstanding advisors.
Robert graduated with an BA in accounting from Michigan State University and is an honors graduate of the University of Michigan Law School.
Robert enjoys golf, the Detroit Lions resurgence, exercising, and spending time with his wife and two daughters.
Dustin Mangone is a Managing Partner and the Director of Investment Advisor Services for PPC LOAN, a cash-flow based lender providing nationwide financing to service sector businesses. He has over 18 years of experience with cash-flow lending and has evaluated and underwritten over $1 billion in loans for investment advisors. Dustin now spends 100% of his time consulting on the M&A financing needs of RIAs and Independent Investment Advisors nationwide and is a regular speaker on these topics. Dustin’s experience is focused on acquisitions, mergers, buy-ins, buy-outs, equity purchases, succession plans, and debt consolidations.
Dustin is a 2002 graduate of Texas A&M University and spent 2 years as a financial advisor providing retirement planning for non-profit organizations before joining PPC LOAN in May of 2005.
Antonio Bass
Regional Vice President,
RIA Relationship Manager
Capital Group
Yelena Melamed
Head of Product
Catchlight
Robert Steinberg
Founder and CEO
Blue Chip Partners
Dustin Mangone
Managing Partner
Director of Investment Advisor Services
PPC LOAN
Trey Schnippel joined Live Oak Bank in 2018 as a member of the loan operations team. After that, he transitioned into an underwriting role, where he focused on supporting the investment advisory lending group. In his newest role as a loan officer, Trey is dedicated to helping investment advisors strategically grow his or her business. Before Live Oak Bank, Trey worked for an independent advisory firm where he was fully licensed. As a small business owner himself, Trey is passionate about providing education and access to capital for small business owners everywhere. Trey graduated from East Carolina University with a concentration in accounting
Strategist. Financial industry focused communicator with 20 years experience. Strong understanding of how messages, storytelling and marketing work in the nuanced ecosystem of financial services. Extensive media relations track record and go-to-market ideation capabilities supporting wealth management, investment products, fintech and financial services providers.
Jon Dauphiné leads the Foundation for Financial Planning’s (FFP) efforts to develop and grow pro bono financial planning programs for people in need. Under Jon’s leadership, FFP has created signature national programs to serve people with cancer, at-risk seniors and other vulnerable groups; developed ProBonoPlannerMatch.org to link CFP® professionals to volunteer opportunities; spearheaded initiatives to leverage technology for pro bono engagements and address compliance issues; and engaged a broad array of planners, RIAs and companies to join the pro bono movement. Jon has authored a range of articles on pro bono published by outlets including InvestmentNews, ThinkAdvisor and WealthManagement and is frequently quoted in the financial advisory trade media.
Jon previously served 15 years at AARP – first as its Senior Vice President of Economic Strategy, followed by eight years as SVP of Programs. An attorney, Jon has also held roles in major D.C. law and public affairs firms. He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School and with highest honors from Vassar College.
Trey Schnippel
Vice President
Investment Advisory Lending
Live Oak Bank
Joe Anthony
President/Owner
Gregory FCA
Jon Dauphiné, ESQ.
Chief Executive Officer
Foundation for Financial Planning
Christina Viglietta, CFA
Chief of Staff
Bento Engine
Jane joined DeVoe & Company as a Special Advisor in 2020. Jane is Founder of Sand Hill Global Advisors, a $3.5 billion wealth management firm based in Palo Alto, California. She co-founded Sand Hill Global Advisors, as a female pioneer in the investment industry. Today, she sits on Sand Hill’s Executive Committee. Along with Sand Hill, Jane remains actively involved in working with individuals and families navigating significant life transitions.
A recognized expert in her field with over 40 years of experience with high net worth individuals, families, women, foundations, and endowments, Jane focuses her energy on supporting those high standards across the fiduciary side of the financial services industry. She champions high standards as fiduciaries and a commitment to improving the diversity of the industry. She has advocated through her role as Chair of the Board of Governors of the Investment Adviser Association (IAA), the organization that represents fiduciary advisors and investors to support the highest operating standards in the financial services industry.
Among other industry accolades, Jane is honored to have been a recipient of the Schwab IMPACT Leadership Award®.
Throughout her distinguished career, Jane has worked with a variety of non-profit organizations, including the Board of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and its predecessor, the Peninsula Community Foundation; and the University of California Santa Barbara Foundation.
Jane earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Economics from Boston University.
Peggy Ruhlin, CPA/PFS, CFP®, joined DeVoe & Company as a Special Advisor in 2020. Peggy is also the Chair of the Board of Directors at Budros, Ruhlin & Roe, Inc., a $3.5 billion wealth management firm based in Ohio. She joined the firm in 1987 and served as Chief Executive Officer for nearly 18 years. Under Peggy’s leadership, Budros, Ruhlin & Roe won the 2011 Schwab IMPACT Awards® Best in Business award.
Peggy is a Certified Public Accountant with a Personal Financial Specialist accreditation, and a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certificant. She has served on many industry boards and committees, including the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards and the Schwab Advisor Services Advisory Board.
Peggy has been recognized as one of America’s most distinguished women in wealth management. Accolades and awards include: Recipient of the 2017 Alexandra Armstrong Award for lifetime achievement, named one of the “20 Most Influential Women to Watch in 2016” by InvestmentNews, one of the Top 25 Women RIAs in 2016 by WealthManagement.com, and as one of the Financial Times Top 100 Women Advisers in 2014.
She holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Otterbein University.
Brad joined DeVoe & Company in 2018. He brings 30+ years of financial services experience in wealth management, asset management, and banking.
Brad has led several multi-billion dollar AUM RIAs and banks that own RIAs, many of which he helped grow through acquisition. His roles included President of PSBT’s Wealth Management Group, Managing Director of Manarin Investment Counsel, President of Carson Wealth Management Group, and President and CEO of BancWest Investment Services. Earlier in his career, he held senior positions at Citigroup, Kemper Financial Institution Group, and consulted with Farmers Financial Services.
Brad earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from Loyola University Chicago.
Kartik Srinivasan
President
Advyzon Institutional
Jane Williams
Special Advisor
DeVoe & Company
Founder
Sand Hill Global Advisors
Peggy Ruhlin
Special Advisor,
DeVoe & Company
Chair of the Board of Directors,
Budros, Ruhlin & Roe
Brad Grubb
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company
Doug Johnson
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company
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