SANCTUARY WEALTH - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Executive
- Manager
- Member of the Board of Trustees for Miami Country Day School
Adam Malamed is a seasoned executive, entrepreneur, private investor, board director, and senior advisor in the financial services industry with over 30 years of experience. Throughout his career he has honed his expertise in directing high-impact growth strategies, leading organizations through complex business cycles, and creating short- and long-term vision. His distinctive skillset has resulted in the development and execution of strategic initiatives that have driven long-term sustainable revenue and earnings growth broadly applied across an enterprise. As a former senior executive of a public company, he has demonstrated his ability to create significant value for both shareholders and stakeholders by aligning corporate strategy, organic growth initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, and capital-raising activities.
Mr. Malamed is an innovative, future-ready thinker focused on building strategic initiatives that create long-term sustainable value to an organization. He has proven to be an effective leader driving collaboration and growth initiatives through complex situations in both de-centralized and matrix environments. Mr. Malamed delivers results for clients and is a strong advocate for his customers' base. As an executive leader, he drives and empowers his team to success. He is an astute developer of talent who creates a culture of ever-learning, and data and wisdom-based decision making. He is committed to creating authentic and effective partnerships with all executives, employees, and strategic colleagues with whom he works. Mr. Malamed requires a shared belief system built on unimpeachable ethics and integrity, delivered through transparency and accountability.
Mr. Malamed currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Miami Country Day School, a leading independent school in South Florida, the Miami Children's Museum, and Invest in Others, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering financial advisors to give back to their communities.
Job Titles:
- Head of Marketing and Communications
Carmen has resided and studied in the United States, Europe, and Latin America. Most of her professional experience is based within Latin America in a leading retail and e-commerce company, Falabella. She has a Master's degree in Marketing from Instituto Europeo di Design and an Executive Digital Marketing degree from the Kellogg School of Management.
Carmen has more than 15 years of experience leading and building omnichannel teams in commercial and marketing areas. During her previous role as the Chief Marketing Officer, she developed and implemented marketing strategies that led to enhancements in client engagement as well as maximization of brand penetration. She has always been involved in industry transformations which resulted in a solid track record of creating valuable brand content for diverse, established, and new digital channels.
Christopher Shaw is a seasoned industry professional with a rich background spanning three decades. Before joining Sanctuary, he dedicated 29 years to Morgan Stanley, where he held various roles. In his most recent position, Mr. Shaw led the Southern New Jersey region, overseeing seven offices and 250 financial advisors. His responsibilities included recruiting, coaching, and mentoring new financial advisors. Throughout his tenure, he consistently earned recognition as a top recruiter among his peers. Beginning his career at Morgan Stanley as a financial advisor, he later assumed various management capacities within the organization.
Chris holds a degree in education from Trenton State College, where he achieved All-American status and earned an NFL tryout as a standout on the football field. Leveraging his background in education and athletics, he aims to support advisors across the "Miami to Maine" spectrum in reaching their full potential by utilizing Sanctuary's comprehensive resources.
In his current role, Chris reports directly to Sanctuary President Vince Fertitta. He is tasked with overseeing all aspects of recruiting along the east coast, with a primary objective of attracting top quintile financial advisors from multiple wirehouse firms interested in establishing and rapidly growing their independent wealth management businesses. Additionally, Chris acts as the regional ambassador for Sanctuary within the Partnered Independence Model, guaranteeing that all partner firms receive exceptional services and hands-on support, empowering them to succeed as entrepreneurial business owners.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Manager
- Co - Portfolio Manager
David Chene co-founded Kennedy Lewis with Darren Richman in 2017. Mr. Chene is a Co-Portfolio Manager and a Co-Managing Partner of Kennedy Lewis, and he Co-Chairs the Firm's Investment Committee and Executive Committee. Mr. Chene was formerly a Managing Director with CarVal Investors, responsible for managing the US Corporate Securities business based in Minneapolis, from 2012 to 2016. Prior to his role in the US, he was Co-Head of CarVal's European Corporate Securities business based in London. In both roles, he focused on special situations and distressed investments, including the firm's global liquidations exposures and European financial investments. Before joining CarVal, Mr. Chene worked at Credit Suisse in London, running the firm's European Distressed business, and was responsible for risk management across the firm's European Leveraged Finance trading activities.
Mr. Chene actively supports charitable causes such as Ironman Foundation, Seeds of Peace, TreeHouse, Urban Ventures, WATCH, and Women for Women International. He is an Eagle Scout and an 8-time full distance Ironman finisher, including 2-times at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.
He received a BA in Business Economics and Accounting from the University of California at Los Angeles in 2001.
David Vaughan has 28 years of experience in the securities industry. He has lead teams in Accounting and Finance, Advisor Compensation, Branch Exams, Due Diligence, Internal Audit and Risk Management. Prior to joining Sanctuary Wealth Management, David previously held the role of CFO at Axos Clearing and Securities America. He graduated from Creighton University with a Bachelors in Accounting, received his MBA from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and has passed the CPA exam. He holds the Series 7, 24, 27 and 63 securities licenses. David currently lives in Omaha, NE, with his wife Brigette, and their three cats, where he teaches group fitness classes, is an avid fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and loves to travel.
Job Titles:
- Director of Business Development
- Head of Business Development
- Managing Director
As Director of Business Development, Eric works closely with our partner firms from the beginning of the recruiting process through their transition and ongoing experience with Sanctuary Wealth. With more than 20 years of Wealth Management experience, Eric joined Sanctuary Wealth in 2021. Previously, he served as a Strategic Business Manager at UBS, helping to drive top line business initiatives, financial management, financial advisor compensation, and data analytics. Prior to that, he held senior positions at both Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch in a variety of roles in the home office and as a Complex Business Manager in the Private Wealth space.
Job Titles:
- Manager
- Head of Private Wealth Solutions for Kennedy Lewis Investment Management
James Didden is Head of Private Wealth Solutions for Kennedy Lewis Investment Management and President of Kennedy Lewis Capital Company (KLCC). He also serves as a member and Chairperson of the KLCC Board. For most of his career, Mr. Didden has been a senior executive in the leveraged finance industry. Previously, he was an original partner of GSO Capital Partners (GSO) upon its founding. Subsequently, he became a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone upon its acquisition of GSO. While at Blackstone/GSO, Mr. Didden held several senior positions. Initially, he helped run its liquid credit strategies business as Head Trader and a Portfolio Manager. During this period, he was also involved in the formation of its private lending business and sat on several investment committees. Later, he was Co-Head of Customized Credit Strategies (CCS), which was Blackstone/GSO's senior loan business. As Co-Head of CCS, Mr. Didden sat on several investment committees and spent significant time on product development and capital raising as part of Blackstone/GSO's efforts in the private wealth channel. Before joining Blackstone/GSO, Mr. Didden was a Managing Director in High Yield Sales & Trading at Deutsche Bank. Prior to Deutsche Bank, he was a partner at J. & W. Seligman & Co., serving as a Portfolio Manager and Head Trader for the firm's multibillion dollar High Yield portfolio. Prior to starting his investment management career, Mr. Didden was a tax lawyer at Kelley Drye & Warren in New York City.
Mr. Didden actively supports charitable causes in his community and various academic institutions.
Mr. Didden received a B.A. from Boston College, a J.D. with honors from American University Law School and a Masters in Tax Law from New York University Law School. He was formerly a member of the New York and New Jersey Bars.
Jene Hoosier - COO, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Head
- Managing Director
Jene Hoosier joins Sanctuary Wealth as Managing Director, Head of Platform Strategy where she will focus on continuing to ensure that the Sanctuary Platform, Haven, continues to best serve our Partners and their clients. Jene joins Sanctuary after 10 years with Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management (formerly known as United Capital Financial Advisers) where she served in multiple roles including leading centralized operations, training and on-boarding of new acquisitions. She finished out her career with Goldman Sachs as the acting COO for the technology platform known as FinLife, a platform focused on delivering scalable financial planning experiences for Advisors. Prior to her time with Goldman Sachs, Jene acted as a Practice Management consultant, working with financial institutions and large RIA's across the country to help improve business operations.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets
Josh manages our Capital Markets desk as part of our Advisor Solutions Group with a particular focus on fixed income and structured investments trading team. Well-known and respected in the industry, Josh is charged with further developing and growing Sanctuary's institutional business, while simultaneously expanding our servicing offerings to our partner firms. Before joining Sanctuary, Josh ran the desk of another independent RIA/BD trading fixed income products for large institutional clients that manage between $10B and $100B in assets. An industry veteran since 1996, he began his career as a retail financial advisor with an additional focus on institutional equity and fixed income sales. In 2002, he transitioned 100% of his efforts toward building a career in the fixed income and structured investment segment of the market. Most recently, as the Head of Fixed Income and Trading at a regional RIA/BD, he was responsible for the firm's proprietary trading account and also provided sales and trading support for the firm's approximately 200 financial advisors and their clients, while also servicing the needs of the firm's institutional customers, including private banks, hedge funds, insurance company portfolios, etc. Josh holds the series 7, 63, 24 and 53.
Kevin is the Chief Legal Officer of Sanctuary Wealth and a member of the company's Executive Leadership Team. As Chief Legal Officer, he leads the company's Legal department with responsibility for all legal, regulatory, and corporate governance matters related to the company's wealth management, broker-dealer and investment adviser operations, products, and services. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, he plays a key role in the company's decisions related to strategic growth, acquisitions, operational initiatives, and enterprise projects.
As an accomplished executive leader with over 30 years of legal and financial services experience, he has served as Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Risk Officer at national top-tier advisory and brokerage firms. He has a proven history of achieving strategic and business objectives while implementing appropriate risk mitigation strategies. Kevin is also a recognized advocate for the industry who regularly speaks at events and conferences and has served on numerous financial services committees and regulatory task forces.
Most recently, Kevin served as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Executive Leadership Team member at Carson Group Holdings, LLC, a diversified financial services company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Prior to that he served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Securities America, Inc., a top national broker-dealer, and its affiliated insurance and investment advisory firms. During his 20 years at Securities America, Kevin was a member of the Executive Leadership Team and served in multiple C-suite roles in addition to being General Counsel.
Committed to philanthropy, Kevin currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for The Dreamweaver Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to fulfilling the dreams of terminally ill seniors. He previously served on the Board of Heartland Family Service, a non-profit organization providing critical human services to strengthen individuals, families and communities through advocacy, education, counseling, and support services.
Kevin earned a J.D. from Creighton University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Iowa State University. He also holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 66 securities licenses.
Kevin currently resides in Wisconsin with his wife, Katherine, and their two Samoyed dogs, where they enjoy the outdoors, attending concerts and sporting events and traveling.
Kevin P. Chase is a highly experienced Chief Compliance Officer with a proven track record of success in bringing firms into the current regulatory environment. Kevin has worked for over 30 years in the financial services industry, with extensive experience in all aspects of wealth management, including compliance and supervision, risk management, business strategy, and operations.
Kevin has over 25 years of experience in compliance supervision at some of the largest and most successful wirehouse and independent wealth management firms in the country, including many years at Merrill Lynch.
As Sanctuary's Chief Compliance Officer, Kevin is responsible for all compliance and supervision for the Broker Dealer and RIA. He has worked to continue to bring Sanctuary into the current regulatory environment, including 100% change in management, technology, and culture. Kevin is responsible for coordinating and achieving favorable resolutions with FINRA, SEC, and State Regulators.
With a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Bryant University and a Master's in Business Administration from Suffolk University, Kevin is registered with FINRA with various licenses, including Series 7, 9, 10, 24, 63 and 65.
When Kevin is not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, which includes his wife and four children. He also enjoys running marathons, having completed the Boston, New York, Ocean State, and Philadelphia marathons.
Job Titles:
- HR Leader
- Senior Vice President, People & Talent
Lauren serves as Senior Vice President, People & Talent for Sanctuary Wealth and its wholly owned subsidiary, tru Independence, leading the overall people strategy across both organizations. She brings a depth of experience from both public and private companies of varying sizes and revenues, having supported organizations with workforces of up to 10,000 employees.
A proven strategic HR leader, Lauren specializes in talent acquisition, employee engagement and retention, performance management, and succession planning. She plays a key role in fostering a strong culture and aligning people strategies with business growth. Currently, she is further honing her expertise as a participant in the Wharton Executive Education Chief Human Resources Officer Certificate Program.
Lauren holds a B.S. in Public Policy Analysis from Indiana University and an M.A. in Organizational Communication from DePaul University. Outside of work, Lauren loves traveling, finding zen (or at least trying) on the yoga mat, experimenting in the kitchen with a new recipe, and getting lost in a good book. Recently, she's embraced her inner Pilates girl - because who doesn't love a workout that feels equal parts elegant and exhausting? Most of all, she enjoys chasing after her two energetic toddler boys, taking them to all the best parks and activities in town!
Job Titles:
- Director, Head of Business Consulting
- Practice Management Consultant and Coach
Laurie is a highly experienced Practice Management Consultant and Coach. She entered the field of Practice Management for Financial Advisors in its infancy. Throughout the three decades she's been working with Financial Advisors she has had the chance to work with thousands of offices giving her an in depth and unique insight to how good (and bad) offices are run.
She guides Partner Firms to a more efficient, profitable, and enjoyable practice no matter where their business is in its life cycle by providing unbiased, experienced and focused coaching and consulting services.
She is also a Certified Masters Coach and hold numerous securities licenses. She holds her Behavioral Financial Advisor™ designation and is certified in Emotional Intelligence. Her combination of industry knowledge, experience and coaching know how the cornerstone of her ability is to help advisors reach their success, however they define it.
Laurie lives in the Austin, Texas area and her motto is "I wasn't born in Texas but I got here as fast as I could"! She has two wonderful children, a son in LA and daughter at Mount Holyoke College along with a rescue German Sheppard and three (annoying) orange tabbies.
Job Titles:
- Chief Information Security Officer
Leon joins Sanctuary from Atria Wealth Solutions, where he also served as CISO. He brings more than 25 years of deep expertise in information security, infrastructure, and the wealth management industry. Over the course of his distinguished career, Leon has held senior leadership roles at Securities America, Advisor Group, and Atria Wealth. In these positions, he led strategic initiatives to enhance security frameworks and infrastructure, ensuring robust protection and regulatory compliance.
As CISO, Leon will be responsible for overseeing the security of Sanctuary's systems and data, including cybersecurity, data protection, risk mitigation, infrastructure security, security awareness, and business continuity. With a career spanning over three decades, he brings extensive experience across IT operations, application development, advisor support, business continuity, and quality assurance within independent broker-dealer environments. Leon will play a critical role in safeguarding our technology ecosystem while supporting Sanctuary's continued growth and innovation. His leadership will be instrumental in advancing our cybersecurity strategy and maintaining the highest standards of protection for our advisors, employees, and clients.
Job Titles:
- Director of Transitions
- Head of Transitions
As Director of Transitions, Lili plays an integral role with all of our breakaway advisors as they prepare for their transition from a wirehouse to launching their new business as an independent advisor. She has over 20 years' experience in a wirehouse in a variety of roles, including Client Associate, Financial Advisor, and Wealth Management Leadership. In these capacities, she has partnered with many top-performing advisors and support staff, and therefore, she understands both the coaching needs of these teams as well as the expectations of their high net worth clientele. Lili's experience, coupled with her time in the independent space where she works closely with custodians, critical technology partners and all departments of Sanctuary, gives her the unique ability to translate and transition an advisor's practice to an independent wealth management business.
Maria Grazia is an Italian citizen and currently serves as CEO of Azimut US Holdings and Executive President of Azimut Mexico. She joined Azimut in 2013 and has since held board positions in several Group companies across various geographies. She previously led Business Development at the Group level. Prior to joining Azimut, Maria Grazia was Head of Institutional Sales at the Italian affiliate of Prudential (based in Milan and New York), worked as an Analyst at Putnam Investments in Boston, and served as Head of Asset Allocation at Fineco Bank in Milan. She holds a degree in Economics from the Catholic University of Milan.
Job Titles:
- Chief Investment Strategist
Mary Ann Bartels is Sanctuary Wealth's Chief Investment Strategist responsible for providing market perspective and investment guidance to the firm's more than 120 Partner Firms and the Sanctuary Asset Management Investment Council. In this role, Mary Ann provides Sanctuary's Partner Firms with investment strategy and market analysis through her regular commentary, presentations, media appearances and speaking engagements which incorporate her more than four decades of experience at financial institutions. As a member of Sanctuary's Investment Council, she also identifies themes and determines market asset allocation working closely with the firm's Capital Markets, Alternative Investments and Sanctuary Asset Management Investment Solutions teams.
Widely recognized for her investment guidance and research, Mary Ann was recipient of the 2024 Wealth Management Industry Award Wealthie for RIA Thought Leader of the Year, was featured in Business Insider's Oracles of Wall Street as one of 2024's top trendsetters and also was named one of the Top Platform Investment Solutions Platform Leaders by the 2024 Wealth Solutions Report. She had spent more than 40 years on Wall Street, analyzing and communicating trends in the economy as well as in equities, bonds, commodities and ETFs, and served in various executive capacities during her illustrious career at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. For many years, Mary Ann was responsible for contributing to the thought leadership for investment guidance and portfolio solutions for Merrill Lynch advisors and clients. Her name became synonymous with high-quality portfolio strategy and research, earning her the respect of clients and industry peers alike. Previously, she held portfolio manager roles at Zweig-Avatar in New York and at Batterymarch in Boston.
She was an Institutional Investor All-American Research ranked analyst for six consecutive years for her work in Technical Analysis. She was also highly regarded for developing proprietary models for equity pairs trading and for her stock, sector and industry selections, as well as her extensive work on hedge funds. More recently, Mary Ann pivoted her career to focusing on the innovative technology underpinning Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Cryptocurrency, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and the Metaverse. Mary Ann has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg and FOX Business and has been often quoted in various publications including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Barron's. Mary Ann earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Business and Economics from Fordham University. She is a graduate of the London Real DeFi Academy Accelerator program. She serves on several advisory boards including her alma mater Fordham University and We4C. Mary Ann was invited into Marquis Who's Who in 1998 as a Global Portfolio Manager and in 2019 as an Investment Strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. She is also a member of the London Real DeFi Academy Investment Club
Job Titles:
- Finance
- Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Mary Huskey is a finance professional with over 20 years of experience and brings a wide range of skills including financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting, data analytics, management reporting, and mergers and acquisitions. Mary has successfully built FP&A teams and functions in previous roles. She has a reputation for cultivating strong professional relationships with those she supports. Mary received her BS, Business Administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and currently resides in the foothills of Colorado where she enjoys the outdoors with her family and rescue dog. When not in Colorado, Mary can usually be found scuba diving in the warm waters of the Caribbean.
Job Titles:
- Coast Regional Managing Director
Michael has 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Before joining Sanctuary, he held the position of High Net Worth - Private Wealth Leader at Wells Fargo Advisors and The Private Bank in Los Angeles and Orange County California. Prior to his tenure at Wells Fargo, Michael was the Market Head for UBS in Beverly Hills where he was responsible for eight offices within Los Angeles. In addition to leading the business, he also worked closely with the Financial Advisors to help affluent families plan, preserve, and impact their world through philanthropy or other wealth planning decisions.
Preceding his role as Market Head, Michael served in the dual role of leading offices for UBS in Orange County, as well as delivering comprehensive Wealth Management to the clients he and his team served. Before joining UBS, Michael was a Club Level Advisor for 8 years with Merrill Lynch in Newport Beach. Throughout the years, Michael has been the recipient of numerous internal and external Leadership awards.
Personal and away from the office, Michael is originally from Worcester, MA and received his bachelor's degree from Bryant University. He is actively involved with Coastal German Shepard Rescue and The Warrior Dog Foundation. He is a past President of Temple Beth El in Orange County and previously served as team organizer for the MUD Run at Camp Pendleton Marine Base. In his free time, he is an avid motorcycle enthusiast and finds joy hiking the trails of California.
Michael has held various Senior and Executive Leadership roles at Sanctuary Wealth, including COO, CAO, Head of Business Development and Delivery and now serves as Chief Growth Officer. As Chief Growth Officer Michael is responsible for the experience that all of our Partner Firms have as part of their affiliation with Sanctuary Wealth, including Practice Management, supporting Business Growth and overall Profitability of their respective firms. In addition, Michael partners with other Senior Leaders on Sanctuary's inorganic growth model and M&A activity, along with supporting the Breakaway Business. In his time Michael has played an integral role successfully recruiting over $100MM in revenue into Sanctuary's Network. As a result of Michael's various roles, he is "hands on" with our partner firms from the earliest days of the recruiting process, through their transition to their ongoing experience with Sanctuary.
Michael is closely aligned with our Advisor Solutions, Technology, Operations and Compliance teams ensuring that we deliver the best-in-class experience for our Partner Firms. His role requires close relationships and a deep understanding of Sanctuary's custodians, vendors, and partners.
Michael began his career in the service department at Merrill Lynch in 2005 and quickly rose through the ranks to Chief Operating Officer for one of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Divisions. During Michael's tenure, he was accountable for creating, illustrating, and implementing core compensation programs, was responsible for leading 2,000+ financial advisors in strategic adoption and business growth, as well as holding responsibility for managing expenses and meeting growth objectives for his division. Michael also held various operational roles, was responsible for executive analysis, trend analysis and overall support of the firm's advisory business.
Michael earned a B.S. in Business Management from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. Michael and his wife, Michelle, have two children and reside in Carmel, Indiana.
Job Titles:
- National Business Development Officer
Michelle McIntyre previously served as a Senior Business Development Officer at BNY Mellon Pershing covering all of California where she was responsible for working with large RIAs and helping Breakaway Teams find their path to Independence. Prior to her role at Pershing, Michelle was Head of Business Development and Advisor Experience for Summit Financial, based in Parsippany, NJ. Michelle was Head of Distribution for Spencer Capital Advisors, responsible for sales of the hedge fund and separate account management based in New York City.She subsequently worked with Merrill Lynch for 23 years in various leadership roles, including Western Division Sales Manager in San Francisco, Eastern Division Sales Manager for the Private Banking and Investment Group in New York, Senior Financial Advisor and Producing Manager in Bridgewater, NJ, and Head of Marketing and Product Development, Retirement Services in Princeton, NJ.Michelle lives in Palo Alto, California with her three children, Maison Sophia, and twin sons, Tyler and Chace. In her free time, Michelle enjoys skiing, hiking, and spending time with her horse.Michelle is on the fundraising board of Palo Alto High School and also helps with fundraising for the Horse Park at Woodside.
Job Titles:
- Director of Strategic Partnerships
Oksana is our Director of Strategic Partnerships based in the New York area, she develops the overall business relationship strategy, and forges new partnerships with asset managers, product sponsors, and investment firms. She has more than 20 years of experience in Business Development, Marketing, and Relationship Management, working with wirehouses, independent broker dealers, bank, custodian, and FinTech Alts platform. Most recently Oksana worked as a Segment Marketing Director promoting the alternative investment fund managers on the CAIS platform. Prior to that she held numerous senior positions at Atria Wealth Solutions, BNY Mellon Pershing, Ladenburg Thalmann, Advisor Group, Bank of New York, and Morgan Stanley. Oksana received her MBA in General Management from the Stern School of Business at New York University. She graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She is a Licensed Principal and a Registered Representative. She holds FINRA Series 24, 7, 66 and NY Life/Health Insurance licenses.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments
- Managing Director, Head of Manager Research and Alternative Investments
Patrick McGowan is a Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments at Sanctuary Wealth. In this role, Mr. McGowan oversees a team responsible for all alternative investment matters including manager sourcing, due diligence, selection, and monitoring. He serves as a member of the Alternative Investment Committee. Previously, Patrick was a Senior Vice President and Head of Product Management at Azimut Alternative Capital Partners, the New York-based GP-stakes arm of Azimut Group, one of the largest independent wealth management companies in Europe. Mr. McGowan joined Azimut from Invesco Private Capital, the $1 billion private equity and venture capital arm of Invesco (NYSE: IVZ), focusing on efforts for Invesco's CalSTRS SMA and a fund-of-funds. Prior to Invesco, Mr. McGowan was at OC Private Capital, a joint venture between The Carlyle Group and OppenheimerFunds, the advisor to a $1 billion close-ended interval fund focused on private credit. Prior to this role, Mr. McGowan was a Senior Director at AI Insight, supporting RIAs and wealth management firms' alternative investment due diligence efforts, and establishing regulatory and fiduciary best practices. Mr. McGowan started his career at OppenheimerFunds, then worked at Altegris Investments as a Vice President. Mr. McGowan earned a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. He holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 registrations.
Phill is responsible for supporting all of the firm's current advisors and teams in the central region, as well as attracting new advisors to the network. He joined Sanctuary Wealth from Merrill Lynch, where he was most recently the Market Executive for the Greater Kansas City market which consists of five offices in Kansas and Missouri, with more than 100 financial advisors and over 50 client associates. Phill also served as the Market Integration Executive for Bank of America in Kansas City. Phill joined Merrill Lynch in 2006 as a Client Associate in the Chicago Metro office. During his career at Merrill, he served as Sales Manager for the Chicago North market and Market Executive for the New Mexico market from 2016 - 2019. Phill also served on the Merrill Lynch Millennial Advisory Board from 2014 - 2017. He holds a BBA from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and an MBA from Loyola University Chicago.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Director
- Executive Vice President
- Independent Manager
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Frost Science Museum
Richard J. Lampen is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of Dougals Elliman Inc. (NYSE:: DOUG), a leading residential real estate brokerage company offering a comprehensive suite of technology real estate services and investments Mr. Lampen also serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of Vector Group Ltd. (NYSE: VGR)), a holding company engaged in the tobacco and investment business. From September 2006 until its acquisition in February 2020, Mr. Lampen was the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services ("Ladenburg") (NYSE American: LTS), a diversified financial services company, which was acquired by Advisor Group, a portfolio company of Reverence Capital Partners. Mr. Lampen also served as Chairman of Ladenburg from September 2018 until the company was acquired. From October 2008 until October 2019, Mr. Lampen served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Castle Brands Inc. (NYSE: ROX), a spirits company, prior to its acquisition by Pernod Ricard.
Mr. Lampen serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Frost Science Museum in Miami and as a member of the National Board of the American Jewish Committee. Mr. Lampen is the past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Financial Services Institute and the past Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Ransom Everglades School and is a director and past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Miami Children's Museum.
Prior to joining Vector in 1995, Mr. Lampen was a partner at Steel Hector & Davis, a law firm located in Miami, Florida. Previously, Mr. Lampen was a Managing Director at Salomon Brothers Inc. Mr. Lampen has served as a director of a number of companies, including Sanctuary Wealth, Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., Castle Brands Inc., Douglas Elliman Inc., Vector Group Ltd., New Valley Corporation, U.S. Can Corporation, Spec's Music Inc. and The International Bank of Miami, N.A., as well as a court-appointed independent director of Trump Plaza Funding, Inc.
Mr. Lampen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University and a Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director, Head of Advisor Solutions Group
Richard Williams, AIFA, head of Advisor Solutions Group, has tremendous experience in understanding advisor needs and marshaling best-in-class resources. Rich drove the creation of the Group as a way of formally bundling turnkey services for our partner firms while proactively offering them relevant and innovative solutions. Rich had been president of Northview Asset Management in Austin, Texas, since 2014. Prior to that, he was a Principal and Managing Director at Sage Advisory Services (1998 to 2013) where he used his expertise in financial analysis to develop and implement the firm's asset/liability modeling solution and advise on the investment decisions of corporations, universities, endowments, pension funds and insurance companies throughout the country. Rich earned his MBA in Finance from St. Edward's University and his BBA degrees in Accounting and Finance from Southern Methodist University. He also holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst designation.
Before joining Sanctuary, Mr. Coppola was CTO of Envestnet, where he was instrumental in the development of fintech that transformed the wealth management industry to enable once captive, W-2 employees to establish independent firms and unlock the value of their businesses. Earlier, as Chief Information Officer at Cision, he evolved and enhanced the firm's technology capabilities and security posture globally while transforming the company from a traditional services-based holding company into a tech-driven solution provider. His long tenure in the financial services industry includes technology leadership roles at companies such as Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters/Thomson Financial and S&P Global.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of Operations and Administration
Having joined the firm in June 2021, Rob was appointed Managing Director of Operations and Administration in August 2021. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of our operations departments with the end goal of making Sanctuary the easiest place to do business for our partner firms. He also manages the Transition team with responsibility for the successful transition of new partner firms joining the Sanctuary network. Rob is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of wealth management experience.
He has led teams in operations, product management, customer service, and training. Having worked at a broker-dealer (HSBC), a registered investment adviser (Bruderman Asset Management), and a clearing firm (Pershing), all in different capacities, Rob has developed an invaluable knowledge of the various components of the wealth management ecosystem.
He is a graduate of Pace University in New York, and holds the FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
Robert is the President of Sanctuary Wealth and a member of the company's senior leadership team. He is also the President of both the Broker-Dealer and the Registered Investment Advisor, where he focuses most of his time building and growing the platform. Robert also leads Sanctuary's Global division out of Miami, FL.
Robert believes in helping good people connect with other good people. He is passionate about partnering with like-minded individuals and leading a diverse team of professionals to grow to new levels of success in the highly competitive financial services market.
Robert has 30 years of experience in the financial industry, which includes exposure to all facets of the broker-dealer & RIA business. He started as a market maker and quickly became a top producer at a private brokerage division. Since then, he has focused on helping Registered Investment Advisors, Broker-Dealers, and Institutions grow their businesses. He has held numerous senior leadership roles, including Trading Manager, CFO, Treasurer, Chief Operating Officer, Vice President, and President. Before joining Sanctuary Wealth, Robert served at World Equity Group for more than 10 years, where he was responsible for building the firm and growing the company's institutional line of business into a very successful and profitable high-growth division.
Robert has a proven track record of working well with entrepreneurs, having achieved success at running a trustworthy independent business. He is adept at recognizing talent and people who work well in this environment. Robert was drawn to Sanctuary by the opportunity to build a high-growth, diversified financial services company focused on serving the needs of high-net-worth clients in an environment where creativity flourishes. Team members work cohesively - inspired by the leadership team's experience, innovation, and strength. He is eager to help take Sanctuary to the next level and be a part of the company's aggressive growth vision.
Robert earned a B.S. in Finance from Northern Illinois University and holds the following FINRA licenses: 4, 7, 24, 55, 63, and 66. Robert was born and raised in the Chicago area but now resides in Miami, FL.
Robert enjoys scuba diving and competing in triathlons. He is a two-time Ironman finisher and an active member of several running and triathlon clubs that help raise money for swimming and track and field scholarships to help underserved athletes attend college.
Job Titles:
- Director, Head of Platform Education and Community
Shanelle joins us as Director, Head of Platform Education and Community, responsible for the training strategy and execution for Sanctuary Wealth. She comes with over 12 years experience in training and development, specializing in building scalable learning solutions for advisors and their teams. An advocate of advisor technology, Shanelle is passionate about creating micro-learning experiences to help busy advisors adopt technology, drive growth, create operational efficiencies and improve their client experience.
Shanelle began her career in compliance at United Capital Financial Advisors, and quickly thereafter, moved into training where she built out United's training ecosystem, ultimately launching their learning management system, resource center, and new user boot camps. Responsible for training more than 120 regional offices and 50+ Finlife partner firms to adopt United's proprietary Finlife technology platform, Shanelle leveraged diverse learning mechanisms to engage learners and create a culture of continuous learning. United was sold to Goldman Sachs in 2019 where Shanelle joined Goldman Saschs as Vice President of Training, responsible for creating a certification and readiness program for advisors participating in growth programs.
Shanelle earned a B.A in English Education from Cal State Long Beach in California. When she isn't busy wrangling her 2 and 5 year old kids, Shanelle enjoys hiking, yoga, reading, and attempting DIY home projects in her Chino Hills, CA home.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director Sanctuary Global
Susan Graybeal, Director Sanctuary Global is a seasoned professional with 30+ years of experience supporting domestic and international financial advisors and their clients in compliance and supervision, risk management and operations. With a robust background, primarily at Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Susan is highly respected in her field. She is sought out by the international and domestic advisor for her expertise, collaboration, and meticulous oversight. As a Director of Sanctuary Global, Susan brings unparalleled insight and dedication to the financial services industry, ensuring compliance and excellence in client service on a global scale.
Tracy McBride specializes in the fixed income markets with an emphasis in municipal bonds.
Job Titles:
- President
- Sanctuary President
Vince's career spans 33 years in U.S. wealth management, international wealth management and private banking. He joined Sanctuary Wealth in 2019 after serving on Merrill Lynch's senior leadership team and executive committee. As Managing Director, Vince ascended into the role of one of six divisional executives responsible for leading Merrill Lynch's Wealth Management business. He also served as a Bank of America Market President in Texas, selected by the CEO to bring together various statewide lines of business to deliver the bank's strategy to clients and the local community. Vince built his early reputation as a successful financial advisor first at Shearson Lehman, then at Merrill Lynch, earning the designations of Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), Chartered Retirement Plan Counselor (CRPC®) and Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®).