NEXT CHAPTER ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Next Chapter Advisory Council is a who’s who of top industry experts and representatives of leading firms who are actively working to improve the retirement planning and advice industry
Kimberly Beck
Head of Wealth Marketing, Envestnet
Kimberly Beck has more than 20 years of financial services marketing experience. At Envestnet, Kimberly is responsible for leading the firm’s Wealth Solutions marketing efforts, including the firm’s Client Experience Office, product and platform marketing strategy, practice management initiatives and strategic messaging efforts.
Prior to joining Envestnet in 2016, Kimberly spent 10 years at BlackRock in various product and channel marketing leadership roles, most recently as Director of the firm’s Thought Leadership and Education Programs. Before that, she worked for Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, until its acquisition by BlackRock in 2006. She started her career in the industry at Nuveen Investments. Kimberly is a member of the Money Management Institute’s Board of Governors. She is Chair of Envestnet’s Women Leaders in Finance Program and its Women’s Initiative Network. Kimberly is also a member of Cabrini University’s Communication Department Advisory Board, and has been an Adjunct Professor of Communication there. She received her MBA in Marketing from LaSalle University and her BA in English and Communications at Cabrini University.
John M. Boccio
CVP, Head of Strategy, Wealth Management, New York Life Insurance Company
John Boccio is the Head of Strategy for the Wealth Management business of New York Life and member of the Senior Leadership Team and Board of Directors of Eagle Strategies LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor and wholly owned affiliate of New York Life. In this capacity John and the team are responsible for setting the strategic direction of the wealth management business and building new capabilities for advisors and clients. John also serves as a member of the Eagle Strategies Advisory Council and Agents Advisory Council (AAC), and leads multiple functional areas including strategy, analytics, and relationship management.
Gary Carrai, CFA
Senior Vice President of Product & Platform Management, President of Fortigent
Gary Carrai is the Senior Vice President of Product and Platform Strategy, which also includes oversight of Sponsor Relations - LPL’s strategic partnership group. He was was formerly the head of LPL’s HNW Solutions team and a co-founder and President of Fortigent, an LPL acquired company that provides performance reporting, research and practice management to registered investment advisors and banks. He helped grow Fortigent to 135 employees supporting 100 firms with platform assets of $75 Billion.
Prior to joining Fortigent, Mr. Carrai was a Managing Director of Lydian Wealth Management (LWM), an independent RIA with over $4B in assets under management. LWM’s growth created an opportunity to leverage its investment research and data management technology to empower other firms entering wealth management to compete in the high-net-worth marketplace. This led to the creation of Fortigent.
Mr. Carrai has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a member of the CFA Institute and the Washington Society of Investment Analysts (WSIA).
Dev Ganguly
Chief Information Officer – Jackson National Life
As Chief Information Officer for Jackson, Dev Ganguly is responsible for oversight of all aspects of technology including application development, infrastructure engineering, IT service management, enterprise architecture, data strategy and digital transformation as well as leading the company’s technology strategy.
https://www.jackson.com/
Steve Gresham
Chief Executive Officer – The Execution Project
An industry leader for nearly 40 years, Steve is the ceo of The Execution Project, LLC, a consulting firm providing tools and training for financial advisors and their companies to engage the retiring age wave. He aligns two efforts – Next Chapter, an industry skunkworks for companies and New Advisor for Life, a practice management program for advisors. Prior to founding his own firm, he was EVP and Head of Fidelity’s Private Client Group. Steve is the author of five books about wealth management and is a graduate of Brown University..
https://www.theexecutionproject.com/
Kate Healy
Managing Director, Generation Next
Kate Healy is Managing Director, Generation Next, focused on advocacy for sustainability issues facing the RIA industry. Healy leads TD Ameritrade Institutional's NextGen and Women's Leadership Initiatives, which support the future of the profession through programs designed to raise visibility, provide support and resources to guide professional development of the next generation of advisors. She is a member of the Company’s Diversity & Inclusion committee.
Healy is widely recognized as a leading advocate for the next generation of financial planners, for women advisors and for the financial planning profession. Wealthmanagement.com named her to the 2018 “10 to Watch” list. In 2016, Investment Advisor magazine named Healy as one of the industry’s 25 most influential people. Healy was named to InvestmentNews' inaugural "Women to Watch" in 2015. Additionally, she was TD Ameritrade's 2014 Impact Award winner for Diversity and Inclusiveness.
She is a trustee for the Foundation for Financial Planning and a member of the Invest in Others board. Kate also is a founding member of the CFP Board's Women's Initiative (WIN) Council, the Center for Financial Planning's Advisory Council and a founding member of the Center’s Diversity Advisory Board.
Healy holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Rutgers College.
Ben Huneke
Managing Director - Head of the Investments Solutions Group, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Ben Huneke is a Managing Director and Head of the Investments Solutions Group of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. His responsibilities include product development, marketing and distribution of all investment products. In addition, his team is responsible for support of the industry’s largest advisory program and the development of the overall investment technology platform.
During his career at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Huneke has held previous roles including Head of Alternative Investments, Chief Operating Officer of Investment Products & Services and Head of Strategy and Business Management. He sits on the Morgan Stanley Securities Operating Committee as well as the firm’s Management Committee.
Ben also serves as the Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors for the Insured Retirement Institute and sits on the board of the charitable organizations Invest in Others and the Expect Miracles Foundation.
He holds an AB from Princeton University and an MBA from Columbia University.
Heather Kelly
Senior Vice President of Advisory Solutions and Strategic Accounts
As Senior Vice President of Advisory Solutions and Strategic Accounts at Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life®), Heather Kelly is responsible for helping drive the strategy, sales results and growth of the company’s advisory channel and broker/dealer partnerships.
Prior to joining Allianz Life, Kelly served as senior vice president at United Capital and executive vice president of United Capital Risk Management. She was responsible for deploying strategic initiatives to educate advisers and clients on how properly designed, executed, and managed insurance-based solutions can help address financial instability. Before joining United Capital, Kelly was managing director of Strategic Alliances at NFP Securities, and sales vice president at Leaders Group/Capitas Distributors.
Kelly attended the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, and holds several designations from the American College, including: Charted Life Underwriter (CLU), Charted Financial Consultant (ChFC), and Registered Health Underwriter (RHU). She also holds FINRA Series 6, 26, and 63 securities registrations. Kelly was also honored as a nominee for Investment News’ 2019 Women to Watch.
Scott Kilgallen
Head of NA Intermediary, Neuberger Berman
Francis J. McAleer, Jr.
CFP®, CIMA®, Senior Vice President, Wealth Planning, Global Wealth Solutions, Raymond James
Frank McAleer is the Senior Vice President of Wealth Planning at Raymond James. Frank leads Raymond James’ efforts to empower their financial advisors with thought leadership, advisory technology and practical guidance to address the evolving retirement and longevity planning needs of their individual clients.
Frank has previously held various leadership roles at Merrill Lynch and Fidelity Investments. He received his Bachelor of Science from Drexel University and holds the CFP® (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®) and CIMA® (Certified Investment Management Analyst) designations.
Shane Morrow
CFP®, CIMA®, CAIA®, Founder & Managing Partner, IronBridge Wealth Counsel
Shane Morrow is the Founder and Managing Partner of IronBridge Wealth Counsel, a national fee-based wealth management firm. He is responsible for the firm’s strategic direction and leading its investment management division. Mr. Morrow received his BA in Economics from Amherst College. He has earned the Certified Financial Planner™ certification, the Certified Investment Management Analyst® designation, and the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst® designation. He is currently a Level II Chartered Financial Analyst candidate.
Nalika Nanayakkara
Head of Wealth and Asset Management Consulting, EY
Over the last 20 years, Nalika has worked extensively with many of the top global Wealth and Asset Management firms, leading a broad array of programs ranging from strategy to execution focused on growth, transformation and innovation.
Nalika is a frequent speaker on topics such as future of Wealth Management, strategic growth priorities and digital disruption. Prior to consulting, Nalika worked in M&A Advisory.
Cheryl Nash
Chief Executive Officer, Tegra118
Cheryl Nash is the Chief Executive Officer of Tegra118 and drives the strategic vision for scalable, mission critical industry-leading technology solutions in wealth management. With over 30 years of experience, Cheryl holds deep industry knowledge, maintains enduring client partnerships, and is a highly sought-after subject matter expert and speaker. The recipient of numerous recognitions and awards, Cheryl is active on Money Management Institute’s board of governors, chairs the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for Tiburon Advisors and is a passionate advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion.
Paula Nelson
President & Managing Director – Retirement, Global Atlantic Financial Company
Paula Nelson, President, Retirement, joined what is now Global Atlantic in 2010 to lead the organization’s distribution of annuity products. She later assumed the role of President of Retirement for Global Atlantic, leading the organization to a record $8.4 billion in annuity sales in 2019. Paula has 35 years of experience in the financial services industry and is on the Executive Board for the Insurance Retirement Institute and the CEO Steering Committee for the ACLI, two of the industry’s leading trade organizations. Prior to working at Global Atlantic, Paula served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Transamerica Capital, Inc., a leading wholesale broker/dealer.
Angie O’Leary
Head of Wealth Planning and Insured Solutions – RBC Wealth Management
Angie O’Leary is head of Wealth Planning and Insured Solutions at RBC Wealth Management-U.S. In this role, Angie and her team focus on helping clients live life with more clarity and confidence through goals based planning delivered by expert financial advisor.
Angie is a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry, most recently serving as the head of investment solutions for U.S. Bank Wealth Management where she was responsible for investment product management, desktop tools and digital investment capabilities. Prior to her career at U.S. Bank, Angie previously held leadership positions at UBS and Piper Jaffray.
She sits on several industry roundtable and advisory boards and is often asked to contribute her expertise. She has a passion for financial literacy and is an advocate for women and their financial success. She has authored numerous white papers, articles and is active in the media and press.
Angie holds a bachelor’s degree in business finance from San Jose State University and has completed coursework toward a master’s in accounting from Santa Clara University. She active in her community, serves as an executive board member for a non-profit Recovery Center and has a passion for family mission work, most recently in Haiti.
Kristi Martin Rodriguez
Vice President of the Nationwide Retirement Institute®
Kristi Martin Rodriguez currently serves as Vice President of the Nationwide Retirement Institute® for Nationwide Financial, leading the teams responsible for advocating for and educating members, partners and industry leaders on issues impacting their ability to have a secure financial future.
In her current role, Kristi oversees an extensive network of knowledgeable professionals who provide hands-on consultation to develop client strategies and address the major concerns America’s workers face when planning for retirement. Through timely insights, education and client-ready tools, both financial professionals and individuals are able to work directly with Nationwide to increase their awareness and knowledge of complex financial topics such as retirement income planning, health care, long-term care and Social Security.
Kristi has over 20 years of extensive experience in business-to-business and direct-to-consumer strategies and building high- performing teams. She joined Nationwide in 2015 as the Vice President of Marketing for Nationwide’s retirement plans business. Before joining Nationwide, Kristi held marketing and business leader roles at Aetna and UnitedHealth Group. Her experience includes functioning as the enterprise program lead of health care reform for UnitedHealthcare. Additionally, Kristi led a business development team working with the public sector, labor and trust and national accounts as liaison to their sales organization. She has a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Hampton University as well as a Series 6 and 26 securities registrations.
Kristi is an active member of the community, working with several non-profit and social organizations that aid unserved communities throughout the country. Kristi was one of the founding members of the Ohio chapter of The National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP), an organization helping people of color and women achieve inclusion in our industry. She is also the executive sponsor of AWARE and a member of the All Women Associate Resource Group at Nationwide.
Kevin J. Ruth
Founder - Finance411
Kevin is the founder of Finance411 -- education gamified! Kevin believes all high school students should be taught basic financial literacy skills. Using an app, high school students play a game against other students in a national competition to earn scholarship money. After graduating from the USMA at West Point, Kevin served four years as an active duty Army officer. He has held senior leadership roles at Merrill Lynch, UBS, and Fidelity Investments. Currently, Kevin is the Chair of the CFP Board's Standards Resource Commission. He is a CFPⓇ, ChFCⓇ, CLUⓇ, AEPⓇ, CAPⓇ.
corporate website: www.finance411.com
Jack Sharry
Executive Vice President - Chief Marketing Officer, LifeYield, LLC
Jack Sharry has been an executive at Morgan Stanley, Putnam, Virtus, and now Lifeyield.com, where he is EVP & CMO. LifeYield’s household-level portfolio management software maximizes retirement income.
Jack co-chairs MMI’s Digital Advice Community, is on the Next Chapter Advisory Board and is a columnist for FA Mag. He has authored numerous papers on retirement, is an MMI Pioneer, and recipient of the MMI Chairman’s Award for thought leadership.
Mark Spina
President and COO - FLX Distribution
Mark is responsible for developing and delivering cost-effective and customized distribution solutions to FLX’s members. He is focused on building an effective marketplace, that efficiently connects financial services companies to proven distribution capabilities. Prior to FLX, Mark was Head of Americas, Advisor & Intermediary Solutions, at Russell Investments. Mark has extensive experience leading sales, key accounts, product, data and marketing teams in the US and globally.
Christina Townsend
Managing Director, Advisor Solutions - BNY Mellon | Pershing
Christina Townsend is a Managing Director and Head of Relationship Management, Consulting and Platform Strategy for Advisor Solutions at BNY Mellon | Pershing. She, and her team, work collaboratively across the enterprise to develop, implement and support the strategy, solutions and platforms available to wealth managers, registered investment advisors, multi-family offices and trust companies. She leads a team of relationship managers nationally who strategically partner with our clients to help them grow and strengthen their business. As a complement to the relationship management team, she also leads a group of dedicated business and technology consultants that work with prospects and clients to optimize their businesses. Christina is also responsible for the overarching platform strategy, including both technology and product solutions, and the roadmap of future deliverables and the relationships with the third-party partners who support our target market segments. Christina is a member of the Advisor Solutions Executive Committee.
Prior to her current role, she led the Managed Investments product and transition teams and served on the Managed Investments Executive Committee. She was responsible for the product strategy, roadmap and implementing client’s managed account solutions.
Christina joined Pershing in 2000. She started her career in the corporate intern program and then spent a number of years supporting business process improvement efforts for the firm. She managed a team that was responsible for delivering large-scale technology and new client conversion projects.
Christina is the North America Co-Chair of BNY Mellon’s Women's Initiative Network and is a member of the BNY Mellon WIN Executive Council. In 2020, InvestmentNews named her to their list of Women to Watch.
Christina earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Bates College. She completed the Securities Industry Institute® program, sponsored by Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.