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Stan Gregor is the CEO of Summit Financial LLC. As a senior executive with over 30 years of experience, Stan has operated in banking, private wealth management, investment management, fiduciary trust services, fixed income trading, investment banking, retirement services, insurance, financial planning, and public finance. He has also been involved in acquiring and integrating some of the largest and most complicated banking, wealth management, insurance, and capital markets businesses and cultures with a demonstrated track record of increasing productivity, profitability and shareholder value. Most recently, Stan was the founder and co-CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald Wealth Partners (CFWP). Under his leadership, CFWP grew to over $5 billion in assets in less than two years through several strategic acquisitions of RIA’s, independent advisors, and wire house teams. Prior to joining Cantor Fitzgerald, Stan was the Head of Wells Fargo Wealth Management -Eastern US Markets and President of Wachovia Wealth Markets. He provided executive leadership to the Eastern U.S. Markets and headed up the Wealth Insurance Division overseeing: the private bank, wealth brokerage, investment management, fiduciary trust services, financial planning, and insurance. Stan was responsible for leading nearly 5,000 team members generating revenues of $2.5 billion with $69 billion of investment fee-based AUM, $19 billion of deposit balances, and $16 billion of loans. Prior to Wachovia, Stan was CEO of Commerce Capital Markets, where he directed private wealth management, brokerage, asset management, fixed income trading, derivatives, investment banking, retirement services, insurance, and public finance. Subsequently, Stan was CEO of Quick and Reilly (Q&R) as one of the visionaries that transformed Q&R from a transactional discount broker to a full-service advisory company. When Q&R was acquired by Bank of America, Stan stayed on as co-CEO of Bank of America Investment Services until 2005. Over nearly a decade at Citigroup, Stan had several senior executive level roles leading different divisions including consumer banking, private wealth management, and Citigroup as Northeast Group Executive Vice President.
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Summit Financial, LLC is a preeminent independent investment advisory firm proud to continue our 4-decade legacy helping advisors elevate their businesses and deliver robust client experiences. We empower advisors and clients with first-class resources, including our fully integrated platform of top-tier services, thought leaders & innovative technology. Our advisors provide objective advice, holistic financial planning, and comprehensive solutions to families & individuals, family offices and select institutions. Our Professional Strategy Team of planning, insurance, and investment experts are committed to helping advisors and clients optimize results together. Summit Financial Holdings, LLC’s affiliates include, but not limited to, Summit Financial LLC ("SF"), Summit Risk Management LLC, Summit Advisory Services LLC, Summit Services IT LLC & Summit Growth Partners LLC. Investment advisory & financial planning services offered through Summit Financial, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Advisor est. in 2018, the successor firm of all legacy investment advisory and financial planning business of Summit Equities, Inc. (SEC regd. 1991) and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. (SEC regd. 1983). Insurance offered through Summit Risk Management, LLC. The views & opinions expressed on this page are solely those of the author, not attributed to SF. SF is not affiliated with LinkedIn, Inc. Any non-Summit URLs, links or external websites mentioned are unaffiliated with Summit Financial, LLC. Neither SF or its affiliates endorse 3rd-party products and services or their privacy & security policies. You should review any 3rd-party's policies and terms. We have not verified the information/opinions found on the 3rd-party websites, nor do we make representations as to accuracy/completeness. We do not recommend any security, service, or product or provide investment, tax, or other advice. We cannot except endorsements & recommendations.