SPECIALIZED STRATEGIES GROUP - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Managing Director - Financial Advisor, Senior Portfolio Manager - Portfolio Focus

Jon has significant experience in the investment management industry as he's spent over 30 years working with individual and institutional investors. In 2005, he joined the Portfolio Focus Group at RBC Wealth Management. Prior to joining RBC, Jon spent more than six years at Smith Barney with a senior partner managing approximately $1.5 billion in client assets. He also worked as an associate portfolio manager at Payden and Rygel, an institutional fixed income firm with $35 billion in assets under management. Jon earned the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation in 1999 and is currently a member of the Los Angeles Society of Financial Analysts and the CFA Institute. He sits on the Equity Leaders Council and Alternative Investments Council at RBC Wealth Management. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in managerial economics from the University of California, Davis. Jon resides in Redondo Beach with his wife, Emily, and two daughters, Alexis and Maya. He enjoys playing golf and volunteering in the local community.

Job Titles:

• Senior Investment Associate

Luis joined RBC in February 2012 and serves as the primary contact for operational and administrative matters. With over ten years of experience in the financial services industry, Luis has previously worked at Deutsche Bank and UBS in various wealth management, business development and administrative capacities. Luis graduated from the USC Marshall School of Business where he majored in business administration with an emphasis in finance and business economics. He passed both Series 7 and 66 exams.

Job Titles:

• Managing Director - Financial Advisor, Institutional Consulting Group

Since 1994, Mark has served the needs of individual and institutional clients whose high level of complexity requires sophisticated solutions, including private foundations, corporations and Superfund sites. He assists clients in assigning responsibilities and collaborating with business managers, accountants and attorneys. Prior to joining RBC Wealth Management in 2008, Mark worked as a financial advisor at well-known firms, such as Wachovia (formerly A.G. Edwards & Sons), Wells Fargo Private Client Services and Oppenheimer & Co. Mark has been honored with the prestigious Chairman's Council award at RBC Wealth Management since 2009. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from University of California, Los Angeles, Mark earned an MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business with an emphasis in finance. Additionally, Mark is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary® designation, making him well-positioned to advise clients and prudently manage investment decisions. Originally from Pennsylvania, Mark grew up in Beverly Hills, California, and maintains residences in Santa Monica and Scottsdale with his wife, Patricia, and their sons, Samuel and Michael. Mark is involved with several charities, including the Phoenix Dream Center (which is home to recovering sex traffic victims) and Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD). He volunteers for the Arizona Rangers (a 501(3)(c) law enforcement auxiliary organization), as a first responder and a Community Emergency Response Training participant. Mark is also an amateur radio operator, a USA Archery Level 4 NTS Coach, and he holds a commercial helicopter pilot rating and a private pilot rating for airplanes.

Job Titles:

• Associate Vice President, Senior Financial Associate

Michael joined RBC Wealth Management in 2009. Prior to joining RBC Wealth Management, he spent four years serving in the United States Marine Corps and three years at Morgan Stanley. Michael passed Series 3, 7, 31, 66 and 79 exams and holds a California insurance license, and the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional certification. Michael received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of California, San Diego, and in 2016 he won RBC Wealth Management's Annual Award of Excellence. When he's not working, Michael enjoys rooting for the Dodgers, training for triathlons, meeting new people and traveling the world.