Zachary Gronich, PFS, Founder, has years of experience setting up professionals with their own in-house Registered Investment Advisory firms. Mr. Gronich has owned and operated his own RIA firm since 2004. Zachary takes tremendous pride in his response time and availability. He takes his clients’ businesses as seriously as he does his own. He is widely considered one of the most respected and knowledgeable RIA compliance experts in America.
Mike Jones, PhD is our Chief Operations Officer and is in charge of the documentation staff. Dr. Jones has personally helped write the Form ADVs for over a thousand RIAs in America. Few people in the industry are as familiar with the forms and systems used by Registered Investment Advisers as Mike, who is in his sixth year at RIA IN A BOX.
GJ King is a member of our executive team. Mr. King previously worked in the investment management division of Goldman Sachs in San Francisco. King holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and a BA from Brown University where he graduated magna cum laude after completing a triple concentration in business economics, modern American history, and public & private sector organizations. At Brown, King was a member of the varsity basketball team and still plays regularly.
Will Bressman is a member of our executive team. Mr. Bressman is a former manager of business development at LX.TV, a digital media content provider acquired by NBC Universal in 2008. Bressman joined the company at its founding and during its growth, Bressman helped broker distribution and content partnerships. Prior to LX.TV, Bressman worked on strategy and analytics projects at Good Morning America. Bressman holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and is a graduate of Harvard College magna cum laude with a degree in History.
Steven Thomas is a Director in Auditing and Compliance. Mr. Thomas spent eight years as the Chief Compliance Examiner for the State of South Dakota. Over the course of a 25 year securities career, Mr. Thomas has conducted over 350 compliance examinations and been involved in numerous state, regional, and national investigations. During his time as a state regulator he was very active in NASAA (the North American Securities Administrators Association) and has been an instructor and presenter for five years at NASAA’s Investment Adviser Examiner Training sessions; training his fellow state examiners. Prior to his time at the state, Mr. Thomas was a registered representative for seventeen years.
Steven Swansig is our Director of Sales and Business Development. Prior to joining us, Mr. Swansig spent the last ten years in sales at Dreyfus and TD Ameritrade. Steve works out of the main headquarters in New York.
Damien Scott, MBA manages our Bookkeeping Compliance Division out of our New York office. With fourteen years experience as the owner of his own Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Tax Preparation practice in San Diego, California, Damien offers outstanding service and support to the RIA Community. Damien offers a wealth of information in the proper accounting procedures for your RIA Firm.
Hovig Melkonian, JD is our Director of Post-Registration Compliance. Mr. Melkonian built his career in compliance designing AML (anti-money laundering) campaigns and creating due diligence systems for Wall Street firms and nation-wide broker/dealers. Mr. Melkonian brings a background in law, concentrated compliance industry experience, and a tireless dedication to his clients’ well being.
Alyssa Heim manages Client Services out of our New York office. Ms. Heim is a registration expert and has helped to register hundreds of Registered Investment Advisers in all fifty states and with the SEC. She leads our annual renewal efforts and is currently the representative for the SEC to State transitioning process.