The 2023 M&A+ Succession Summit will take place September 18-20 at the Ritz Carlton in Dallas.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Shannon Eusey
Chief Executive Officer
Beacon Pointe Advisors
Matthew B. Cooper, Partner | President, Beacon Pointe Advisors
Matt is the founding partner and President of Beacon Pointe Advisors, a member of the Beacon Pointe family of companies and a partnership between Beacon Pointe and other wealth managers around the country. In addition, Matt is responsible for overseeing the Private Client Services Group at Beacon Pointe Advisors. Matt and the original Beacon Pointe partners founded the company in 2002. Prior to the founding of Beacon Pointe, he spent several years with a financial firm in Newport Beach.
Matt has been featured in Financial Planning Magazine, Barron’s, Investment News, Financial Advisor IQ, and Forbes, among other publications. He also regularly speaks on a host of wealth management and industry-related topics. Matt has a passion for continuous lifetime learning with a focus on the wealth management and financial life management industry. At a time when the industry is changing more rapidly than any other point in history, his focus is on building the best possible business to serve clients and to assist other wealth managers in meeting their lifetime goals.
Matt graduated from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business with a BS in Finance and Business Economics.
Matthew Cooper
Partner | President
Beacon Pointe Advisors
Larry Miles, Chief Executive Officer, Choreo
Passionate about helping people, Larry brings more than 20 years of experience in the fiduciary advice business to his role as CEO of Choreo.
Larry is driven by a keen sense of purpose and service and is adept at building high-performing organizations. He and his teams have won Inc. and Entrepreneur magazine’s “Best Workplaces” and “Top Company Culture,” and Wealth Management.com’s Innovator of the Year in 2018.* Larry was also featured in Investment News’ “40 Under 40” list in 2017 and is the author of It’s That Simple: How to Build the Professional Service Firm of the Future.
After 10 years in Los Angeles, Larry, his wife and two children, now live in Park City, Utah, where they enjoy the year-round outdoor activities, although Larry admits to not being very good at any of them. Larry and his wife serve on the Scholar Circle of the Park City Education Foundation and are active supporters of a local animal rescue organization, Nuzzles & Co.
Larry earned a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College and an MSc from the London School of Economics.
Larry Miles
Chief Executive Officer
Choreo
FEATURED SPEAKERS
David DeVoe, Founder & CEO, DeVoe & Company
David DeVoe founded DeVoe & Company in 2011 to help wealth management companies optimize their business decisions. The company has supported hundreds of firms in valuation, consulting and investment banking engagements since launch.
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.
David DeVoe
Founder & CEO
DeVoe & Company
Ben Harrison, Managing Director, Head of Wealth Solutions, BNY Mellon | Pershing
Ben Harrison is a Managing Director and member of the Executive Committee for Pershing. He is Co-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 and before that, both 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 a Trustee 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.
Jon Beatty, Chief Operating Officer, Advisor Services, Charles Schwab
Jonathan "Jon" S. Beatty is the Chief Operating Officer for Schwab Advisor Services, which provides custodial, operational, and trading support to 8,000 independent investment advisory firms with $1.78 trillion in assets under management. In addition to custody services, Schwab Advisor Services provides practice management and consultative support to help independent advisors start, build, and grow their firms.
Beatty has served as a member of the Advisor Services leadership team for more than ten years. He has worked with fee-based advisors for 14 years to provide counsel on strategic business issues and identify solutions to help clients meet their unique business needs.
Beatty joined Schwab 22 years ago, and has held several key sales leadership positions within Advisor Services. Today, he leads the client experience and sales for Advisor Services and heads the Family Office, Core and Workflow Solutions groups for the enterprise.
Prior to joining Schwab, Beatty was a registered representative with Great Western Securities. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from Wittenberg University. He is registered with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. and holds Series 7 and 9/10 registrations.
Ben Harrison
Managing Director, Head of Wealth Solutions
BNY Mellon | Pershing
Jon Beatty
Chief Operating Officer, Advisor Services
Charles Schwab
Catherine Williams, Head of Practice Management, Dimensional Advisors
Catherine Williams is Head of Practice Management at Dimensional. Based in the Charlotte office, Catherine delivers benchmarking and practice management insights to advisors. Prior to joining Dimensional, she spent more than 20 years in the investment industry, including serving as chief operating officer for a large RIA. Most recently, Catherine offered strategic and executive coaching to investment advisors as an executive business coach with the Carson Group and as vice president of practice management and consulting with Fidelity Investments.
Catherine studied broadcast journalism and has focused her professional learning on leadership development, which includes coursework through Babson Executive Education. She has served as an advisory board member for the Center for Investment and Wealth Management at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business, and as a coach/mentor for the G2 Leadership Institute. Catherine hosts the Dimensional podcast series Managing Your Practice, which was created to provide insights that help advisors with all aspects of their businesses.
Catherine Williams
Head of Practice Management
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Brett Van Bortel, Director of Consulting Services, Invesco Global Consulting
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.
Brett Van Bortel
Director of Consulting Services
Invesco Global Consulting
David Barton, M&A Leader, Mercer Advisors
David Barton has held many senior leadership positions at Mercer Advisors including CEO for 9 years (2008-17), President, Chief Operating Officer, Head of Client Service, and General Counsel.
As CEO he was responsible for transforming Mercer Advisors from a closely held RIA that was not growing to a leading national platform business with dozens of offices coast-to-coast. Prior to Mr. Barton taking over as CEO, the company had added fewer than 100 net new wealth management clients over the prior decade. During his tenure as CEO, Mercer Advisors’ AUM increased from $3 billion to $12 billion adding thousands of new clients.
David was the architect of Mercer Advisors’ Family Office business model, developed referral partnerships with TD Ameritrade, Schwab, Scottrade, etc., making Mercer Advisors one of the fastest organic growing RIAs in the United States.
Mr. Barton stepped down as CEO in late 2017 to focus on and lead M&A for Mercer Advisors. Since then, Mercer Advisors has become a leading acquirer completing 43 acquisitions with approximately $15 billion in acquired AUM. Mr. Barton was named “2018 M&A Leader of the Year” and also won “2020 Best M&A Deal of the Year”. Mr. Barton was a successful trial attorney in California before joining Mercer Advisors.
David Barton
Vice Chairman and M&A Leader
Mercer Advisors
David Canter, President, Bluespring Wealth Partners
David Canter is widely known across the RIA industry. As President of Bluespring Wealth Partners, David is focused on positioning our organization as one of the premier acquirers in the industry. This includes overseeing the day-to-day operations and identifying new areas of opportunity and growth for Bluespring Wealth Partners.
In his previous role as Executive Vice President and Head of the RIA segment for Fidelity Clearing & Custody Solutions, he led a team that provided a comprehensive custody platform, brokerage services, trading capabilities, and practice management and consulting services to registered investment advisors. David was responsible for driving the execution and results of sales and relationship management of more than 2,800 RIA firms across eight territories throughout the U.S.
During his career, David has held numerous positions at several well-respected financial institutions gaining experience in multiple facets of the industry. From Head Legal Counsel of Schwab Institutional, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Post Advisory Group, and other roles focused on practice management, trading and operations, consulting, and investments—making David a well-rounded leader in the RIA space.
David currently sits on the board of two charitable organizations, including Invest in Others and Foundation for Financial Planning. Invest in Others is an organization that helps financial advisors make the most of their charitable work and create a bigger impact within their communities. Freedom For Financial Planning provides veterans, cancer patients, and people in crisis access to pro bono financial planning and financial resources.
In 1990, David received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore Law in 1993. He currently holds his FINRA Series 24 license and is a California State Bar member.
David Canter
President
Bluespring Wealth Partners
Lisa Salvi, Managing Director | Advisor Services, Charles Schwab
Lisa is a member of the Advisor Services leadership team and is responsible for Schwab’s Business Consulting and Education offer. Her team develops and manages programs and one-on-one consulting engagements designed to help independent advisors make lasting and significant improvements within their firms by focusing on key business, technology, and cybersecurity issues. Lisa’s team leads the annual RIA Benchmarking Study, the Compensation Study, and programs that support the development of advisor talent through executive education and student initiatives. They also provide insights and tools that help the Advisor Services sales and support teams deliver outstanding client service to independent advisors.
Lisa has worked with fee-based advisors since 2003. Since joining Schwab in 2007, she has held several positions, including Chief of Staff to Bernie Clark, head of Advisor Services.
Lisa holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Series 7 and Series 24 registrations.
Lisa Salvi
Managing Director
Charles Schwab Advisor Services
Mike LeMena, Chief Executive Officer, Wealthspire Advisors
Mike LaMena is the Chief Executive Officer of Wealthspire Advisors, having joined the firm in September of 2017. Mr. LaMena has more than 21 years of experience building, operating, and leading global wealth management organizations. His commitment to service excellence and his fundamental belief in the power of the firm’s independent, conflict free model of financial advice and comprehensive wealth management, inspires his enthusiasm to serve clients and expand the business.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. LaMena spent 7 years at HighTower, serving as President and Chief Operating Officer, playing an instrumental leadership role in scaling that business from a start-up organization to a nationally recognized financial services firm with more than $50 billion in assets and north of 600 employees. Mr. LaMena began his career in financial services with a 14-year tenure at Morgan Stanley & Co., where he served as Executive Director of Private Wealth Management Operations in New York, as well as Executive Director of Private Wealth Management for Asia in Hong Kong. Prior to entering the financial services profession, Mr. LaMena did a year of service as a volunteer high school teacher at Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx, NY.
Mike LaMena
Chief Executive Officer
Wealthspire Advisors
Alicia Chandler, President, Oak Street Funding
Alicia Chandler is president of Oak Street Funding and First Franchise Capital, both wholly owned subsidiaries of First Financial Bank. She earned a law degree from the University of Cincinnati and has legal expertise in acquisition, succession, working capital, and other loan products. Formerly, she was a partner at Krieg DeVault LLP.
Alicia Chandler
President
Oak Street Funding
Jeremy Holly, Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Development, LPL Financial
Jeremy Holly is executive vice president, Strategic Business Development at LPL Financial. He is responsible for LPL’s Liquidity & Succession program, an end-to-end experience for advisors looking to monetize the legacy they have built while also freeing themselves of business owner duties. In addition, he is responsible for M&A Solutions, a turnkey suite of capabilities supporting financial advisors to help them grow and unlock value through M&A.
Prior to re-joining LPL, Mr. Holly was the Chief Development and Integration officer at SageView Advisory Group, where he was responsible for the firm’s acquisitions, recruiting and synergy realization.
In his first stint at LPL, Mr. Holly spent 19 years as a key leader, most recently leading Corporate Development and Advisor Financial Solutions. Throughout his time at LPL, he held positions in Finance, National Sales and Strategy. Prior to joining LPL in 2002, he was a senior financial analyst at Townsend Frew & Co., a boutique investment bank specializing in M&A in the health care industry.
Mr. Holly graduated with a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a concentration in finance from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jeremy Holly
EVP, Strategic Business Development
LPL Financial
Scott Holsopple, Chief Growth Officer, Hightower
Scott Holsopple is the chief growth officer at Hightower, overseeing the M&A, Integration Management, Marketing and Advisor Engagement teams. His priorities are aligning the vast advisor growth focused resources that Hightower has developed, to maximize success for each of our teams. He believes in minimizing chaos, narrowing in on clearly identified priorities — to target key growth initiatives. Scott brings 20 years of experience in investment banking, private equity and wealth management — all of which help him to successfully develop prioritization plans and clear metrics for success.
Most recently, Scott worked at an international firm focused on strategic investments in the wealth management industry, leading their West Coast M&A efforts to identify top RIA firms and support existing partner firms’ M&A and organic growth strategies.
Scott Holsopple
Chief Growth Officer
Hightower
Michael Belluomini, Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions, Carson Group
Michael is responsible for leading the external M&A strategy for Carson Group. As a leading acquirer of independent wealth management firms, Carson has completed close to 100 wholly-owned, minority, and sub acquisitions. Prior to joining Carson Group, Michael spent over 17 years with one of the nation's leading independent broker/dealers as a business development executive and consultant. He is a proud graduate of Creighton University.
Michael Belluomini
Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions
Carson Group
Thomas Carroll, Principal & President, Homrich Berg Wealth Management
Thomas is President at Homrich Berg, serving as a key member of the executive management team for the firm and 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 of 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 of the core private wealth management sales and client service activities on a national basis across 9 SunTrust divisions. Prior to this role, Thomas was the Chief Executive Officer of GenSpring Family Offices, SunTrust’s multi-family office subsidiary, 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 as a member of the Board of Visitors for Emory University. He previously served as the Chairman of the Board for the Atlanta Sports Council and as a board member for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Police Foundation, Young Harris College, the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and the Atlanta Children’s Shelter.
Thomas Carroll
Principal & President
Homrich Berg Wealth Management
Ryan Caldwell, CEO | Wealth Advisor, Wacker Wealth Partners
In his nearly 20-year career, Ryan Caldwell, CFP®, has worked with hundreds of clients, including executives, farmers, teachers, and retirees. His experience has taught him that everyone is different, with unique histories, values, goals, and emotions. It has been his pleasure to understand each client as an individual so that he can help chart the best course for their unique vision in life. As our Chief Executive Officer, he daily leads a financial planning firm intent on the same mission.
Perhaps it is no surprise that Ryan initially wanted to be a medical doctor, as he is driven to help people. Instead, he found his calling in personal finance, a complex and dynamic area of focus that has given him plenty of opportunity to help people achieve well-being. Like a doctor, he takes his fiduciary responsibilities seriously, overseeing the processes and systems that enable Wacker Wealth Partners to continue serving clients’ best interests.
Outside of the office, Ryan enjoys doing all things dad with his family, including raising bunnies, chickens, and a dog. He enjoys giving back to the local community and has volunteered with numerous non-profits.
Education and Certifications:
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP Board of Standards
Certificate in Financial Planning, UC Santa Cruz
Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Ryan Caldwell
CEO | Wealth Advisor
Wacker Wealth Partners
James (Jim) Gold, Chief Executive Officer, Steward Partners
Jim serves as CEO, is a Founding Partner, a Board Member, and a member of the Executive leadership team at Steward Partners Global Advisory. He has extensive experience in the financial services industry, having held several senior-level roles. Mr. Gold spent 18 years with Smith Barney, and successor firms, beginning in 1995 as a Financial Advisor. He went on to hold numerous management positions at the firm, including National Training Officer, Assistant Branch Manager, Branch Manager, and Complex Manager. Mr. Gold received numerous accolades from the firm during his tenure.
Mr. Gold supports numerous charitable organizations including: The American Heart Association, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, The Pan Mass Challenge, The Wounded Warrior Project, Wreaths Across America, The ASPCA, and The World Wildlife Fund.
Mr. Gold attended Stonehill College. He currently lives in Northport, NY.
James Gold
Chief Executive Officer
Steward Partners
Brian Hamburger – President and CEO, MarketCounsel
Brian is the Founder, President and CEO of MarketCounsel, the leading business and regulatory compliance consulting firm to the country’s preeminent entrepreneurial independent investment advisers. He is also the founder and managing member of the Hamburger Law Firm, a boutique law firm with its practice in virtually all areas related to the investment and securities industry, entrepreneurial and employment matters. MarketCounsel and the Hamburger Law Firm are the result of an incessant entrepreneurial spirit and genuine desire to provide an unexpected level of value and service.
Brian is an entrepreneur, attorney, columnist and outspoken industry advocate for independent investment advisers. For the past 19 years, he has served at the helm of MarketCounsel and the Hamburger Law Firm. Brian is often called upon to speak at regional and national conferences, not to mention his own annual gathering of the industry’s top advisers and thought leaders. While he has delivered the keynote address to the country’s state securities regulators and met with members of Congress on proposed legislation, he is more comfortable addressing school-age children. He is currently a regular contributor for CNBC and has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Dow Jones, and Reuters as well as every investment industry publication.
Brian Hamburger
Founder, President, and CEO
MarketCounsel | HamburgerLaw
T.J. Troutner, Senior Vice President and Financial Advisor, Wealth Enhancement Group
TJ brings a long history of strong client relationships, leadership and financial experience to his role as Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor at Wealth Enhancement Group. He joined Wealth Enhancement Group in 2023, having previously led the team at Equius Partners as Managing Partner.
T.J. holds a BS, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a Masters of Science in Finance (Investment Management Concentration), Golden State University.
He lives in the beautiful community of Bel Marin Keys in Novato, California with his wife, Kori and three children, Johnie lee, Quint and Charli. TJ can frequently be found running Stinson Beach with his family and dogs, waterskiing or snowboarding. As a pilot, he also enjoys showing friends and family the views of Northern California from 10,000 feet.
T.J. Troutner
Senior Vice President & Financial Advisor
Wealth Enhancement Group
Dustin Mangone, Managing Partner | Director of Investment Advisor Services, PPCLOAN
Dustin Mangone is a Managing Partner and the Director of Investment Advisor Services for PPCLOAN, a cash-flow based lender providing nationwide financing to service sector businesses. He has nearly 14 years of experience with cash-flow lending, has evaluated and underwritten over $500 million in M&A loans, and spends 100% of his time consulting on the M&A financing needs of RIAs and Independent Investment Advisors. Dustin’s experience is focused on advisor 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 PPCLOAN in May of 2005.
Dustin Mangone
Managing Partner
PPCLOAN
Mike King, Managing Director, Investment Advisor Banking Group, Wintrust Financial
Mike King serves as Managing Director of Wintrust’s Investment Advisor Banking group. The group was established to serve the unique needs of the RIA community, specializing in funding growth, lift-outs and ownership transitions as well as offering other banking solutions to RIAs and their customers. Mike has over 18 years of banking experience primarily focused on the financial markets and focuses nationally on developing commercial banking relationships with registered investment advisors, broker/dealers, asset and wealth managers, and other financial markets participants.
Mike King
Managing Director
Wintrust Financial
James Hughes, Head of Investment Advisory Lending, Live Oak Bank
James Hughes serves as the Head of Investment Advisory Lending at Live Oak Bank. In his role, James leads the sales team and oversees the lending process from the initial call to servicing of the loan. Since joining Live Oak Bank in 2013, he has helped hundreds of businesses achieve their goals through financing. James has served in several roles at Live Oak, including as a Sales Trader, Relationship Manager, Underwriter and Loan Officer. Prior to joining the bank, James worked at one of the leading investment banks in the world. There he managed a group of derivative trading assistants and several client service teams. Through this unique experience James has gained an understanding of the challenges that business owners face. James is dedicated to assisting small business owners in the Investment Advisory industry attain success and continue to thrive with Live Oak Bank’s products and services.
James has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Bucknell University
James Hughes
Head of Investment Advisory Lending
Live Oak Bank
Peggy Ruhlin, Special Advisor, DeVoe & Company
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
Peggy Ruhlin
Special Advisor
DeVoe & Company
Francine Miltenberger, Managing Director, DeVoe & Company
Francine joined DeVoe & Company in 2012. She is an investment banker with more than 20 years of experience in M&A transactions in the Financial Service Industry as an acquirer, seller and investment banker.
Formerly, she was President of Kaspick & Company, a privately held asset management firm, where she revitalized operations, grew AUM from $3B to $4.5B and created an exit for the founders through a sale to TIAA-CREF. At PNC Bank, she was CEO & Division Executive of Treasury Management Services. At Chase Manhattan Bank, she held a number of positions in its Merger Office and Private Bank.
Francine has an undergraduate degree in Economics and Psychology from Wellesley College and an MBA from Harvard University.
Francine Miltenberger
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company
Adam Levy, Managing Director, DeVoe & Company
Adam returned to DeVoe & Company in 2022 after previously working with the company in 2014-2015. Adam is focused on delivering our valuation services to RIA clients. He is an experienced CFO and financial analyst.
He has held positions across multiple industries, including financial services, technology, and other professional services verticals. Most recently, he was the CFO at Talent, Inc a technology-enabled career services provider. Prior to that, he was the CFO at Helix Education, a technology-based enrollment platform for colleges and universities. Earlier in his career, Adam co-founded Deer Creek Capital Partners, a long/short alternative investment fund with $20MM in assets. He was also a Senior Equity Analyst at Invesco Funds Group.
Adam has a BA in English from the University of Michigan and a MBA in Finance from Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management.
Adam Levy
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company
Doug Johnson, Managing Director, DeVoe & Company
Doug joined DeVoe & Company in 2021 as a Managing Director and works with our clients on consulting and investment banking projects.
Doug has more than 20 years of senior-level RIA management experience as COO/CCO and consultant. Most recently, he served as COO/CCO at Parcion Private Wealth (~$2B) in Seattle. He oversaw an 80% AUM growth trajectory in the first 12 months of his tenure there. Prior to Parcion, Doug spent six years at The Ensemble Practice, where he supported RIAs and broker-dealers with business consulting and strategic planning. Doug also served in leadership positions at Columbia Pacific Capital Management and Lakeside Capital Management, among other firms.
Doug earned an MBA from Thunderbird School of Management/ASU and a BA from University of California Los Angeles.
Doug Johnson
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company
Brad Grubb, Managing Director, DeVoe & Company
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.
Brad Grubb
Managing Director
DeVoe & Company
SAMPLE OF TOP SPEAKERS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS
Shannon Eusey, CEO, Beacon Pointe Advisors
Bernard (Bernie) Clark, Head of Advisor Services, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Dave Barton, Vice Chairman and M&A Leader, Mercer Advisors
Rudy Adolf, Chairman & CEO, Focus Financial Partners
Marty Bicknell, CEO & President, Mariner Wealth Advisors
Brent Brodeski, CEO, Savant Capital Management
David Canter, EVP, Head of RIA Segment, Fidelity Institutional
Joe Duran, Managing Director, Head of Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management
2023 SPEAKERS AND PARTNERS
PREVIOUS SUMMIT PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS
Rudy Adolf of Focus Financial in a keynote fireside chat with David DeVoe
Brian Hamburger, MarketCounsel, sharing his perspective
Mercer Advisors’ Dave Barton in a keynote fireside chat with Dimensional’s Bryce Skaff
Francine Miltenberger guides a panel
Mark Tibergien, formerly Pershing Advisor Services, discussing Growth: The Silent Killer
Joe Duran, formerly head of United Capital and now Head of Personal Financial Management at Goldman Sachs, discusses the state of M&A with Schwab’s Jon Beatty
Hightower’s Elliot Weissbluth holding court
Mariner’s Marty Bicknell in a keynote discussion
Tim Kochis, Special Advisor at DeVoe & Company, discussing a pathway to succession