Alison is Senior Partner and Managing Director of Enterprise Development, ensuring that Snowden Lane clients and advisors have a superior experience through consistent service, dynamic technology, and custom investment solutions. Alison is responsible for the company’s operating platform, human resources, and for driving enterprise innovation.

In addition, she leads efforts to develop next-generation advisor tools and client service models incorporating leading-edge technology. Alison plays a central role in the recruitment and transition of advisory teams to Snowden Lane Partners. She brings extensive experience working with ‘advisors in transition’, integrating custodial technology and service offerings to support their client and business needs in an independent business model. She focuses on developing vendor partnerships and creating solutions to enhance client and advisor experience. Previously, Alison held business development and client service positions at Clearbrook Global Advisors. She received her BA in Political Science from Princeton University, and studied finance at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Alison holds Series 7, 66, 24, and 79 registrations. Alison and her husband, Erik, have two children and reside in San Diego, CA.

Richard is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) of Snowden Lane. He has more than 20 years of broad legal and regulatory compliance experience. He was General Counsel of Aritas Group, Inc. and as CCO of its broker-dealer subsidiaries, responsible for all legal and regulatory affairs of the company.

Prior to Aritas, Richard was General Counsel, CCO, and a member of the Board of Directors of SecondMarket, Inc. He also served as General Counsel and CCO of The National Research Exchange, Inc.

Richard graduated with a J.D. from Loyola University School of Law and a B.A. degree from Tulane University. He is admitted to the bar in New York and England & Wales. He holds Series 7, 24, 55, 63, 79, and 99 registrations. Richard and his wife, Courtney, have three children and reside in Darien, CT.

Joseph joined Snowden Lane Partners in 2015. He has over 17 years of industry experience spanning capital markets, investment due diligence, product sourcing & management, credit analysis, and retail, wholesale & institutional investment sales. As Head of Investment Solutions, he is responsible for Snowden Lane’s investment products and securities platform, trading, and research.

Previously, Joseph was Senior Director and Head of Product Management at Icon Investment Group where he managed key functions of a multi-product, alternative investments platform servicing the independent advisor channel. Prior to that role, Joseph originated private debt investments in companies from the energy, manufacturing, transportation, and technology industries. Earlier in his career, he held analyst and capital raising roles at BlackRock and AIG.

Matt is Chief Financial Officer for Snowden Lane Partners. He oversees the finance and accounting functions and is the Financial and Operations Principal (FINOP) for the firm’s broker dealer.

Matt has over a decade of experience in financial planning and analysis. Prior to Snowden Lane, he was a finance manager at a privately held distribution company where he focused on profitability analysis and efficiency initiatives. Matt began his career as an FP&A analyst at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch in their wealth management division supporting the Investment Products Group, and later, Merrill Edge. He has an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Boston College, graduating magna cum laude.

Douglas Flaherty is Managing Director of the Northeast region for Snowden Lane based in our New York City office. Doug has direct oversight of the daily operations and growth strategies for the Northeast region and is a member of the senior leadership team. His primary focus is catering to the investment and financial needs of High Net Worth clients and corporations based outside the United States, mainly in Latin America.

Prior to Snowden Lane, Doug was a Senior Vice President and Complex Manager for Wells Fargo Advisors. In his almost 10 years in this role, he oversaw the growth and success of Wells Fargo’s international presence in the market and took the NYC office from one of the lowest performers in the firm to the number one office out of 146 in the region in 2019. He earned Premier Manager honors the past three years and ranked second in overall recruiting within all of Wells Fargo Advisors in 2018.

Prior to joining Wells Fargo and over his 30 year career in the financial services business,  Douglas has held senior sales management and key leadership roles at JP Morgan, Bear Stearns, Citi Smith Barney, Bank of America, Fleet Boston, and Quick & Reilly where he began his career as a financial advisor in Boston, Massachusetts

He holds Series 3, 4, 7, 8, 24, 63, 65 and Life & Health Insurance licenses. He earned his BA in Business and Finance from Saint Michael’s College and he and his wife, Tiffany, currently reside in Rye, NY with their two children Thomas and Teaghan.

Aaron is Snowden Lane’s Director of Operations. He is responsible for overseeing the administration and efficiency of the firm’s branch office daily operations including operations, product sales, customer service, and security and safety in accordance with the firm’s strategic objectives and regulatory guidelines. Aaron provides leadership, training and support to our advisors and client associates. He executes the firm’s strategic initiatives by implementing policies and procedures, establishing operational workflows, and administering supervisory initiatives.

Aaron joined Snowden Lane from Merrill Lynch where he was most recently a Client Service Manager for the Stamford, CT Market. In this role he oversaw daily operations and managed support staff across the Market to ensure the highest level of client service. In addition to his leadership role, Aaron held other client service and operational support positions during his 9 years with the firm. He received a BA in Psychology and a Minor in Sociology from the University of Louisville. Aaron and his wife have two boys and reside in Scarsdale, NY.

Juan Carlos is the Director of International Wealth Advisory, Head of Credit & Lending Solutions, and member of the Products & Solutions Team for Snowden Lane Partners in San Diego, CA. Juan Carlos focuses his efforts on Investors and Financial Advisors who have clients both in the U.S. and abroad. The drive is to ensure the delivery of a consistent and competitive offering in the Brokerage and Credit facets of the business in order to help execute on developmental strategies for all clients. Prior to his current role at Snowden Lane Partners, Juan Carlos was an International Banking Advisor in the Credit & Banking division of Merrill Lynch within Bank of America’s Global Wealth & Investment Management (GWIM) Banking group. In this role, he worked with a team that supported and delivered integrated liquidity, cash management, lending solutions and services to Financial Advisors and their deserving clients.<br><br>

Juan Carlos held similar roles with JPMorgan Chase, UBS AG, and Bank of America’s International Private Bank in San Diego and New York. During the 26 year span he had cumulative regional and divisional coverage of 194 Advisors and their clients in Northern and Southern California, Southern Arizona, and South Texas serving the Retail Banking, Small Business Banking, Wealth Management Banking, Private Banking and Brokerage units with clients in the U.S., Latin America and Asia.<br><br>

Juan Carlos is also fluent in Spanish, received his BSBA degree from Touro College, holds FINRA 7 and 66 licenses, attainting his certificate from the USC David School of Gerontology. Juan Carlos has an extensive background in Credit, Structuring, Trust, Portfolio Management, Foreign Exchange, International deposit products and mortgages.