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Deron McCoy, Chief Wealth Officer.

Deron McCoy is Chief Wealth Officer of Axxcess Wealth Management. He served as Chief Investment Officer at SEIA and sat on its investment committee from 2001, leading the investment team for 22 years as the firm grew from $200 million to more than $20 billion. At Axxcess he leads tax-aware planning for families with concentrated stock, real estate, and businesses approaching sale, coordinated with their CPA and counsel. UCLA, BS in Mathematics-Applied Science. CFP® since 1998, CFA® since 2002, CAIA® since 2009, AIF® since 2011. He meets clients in Pacific Palisades, at the Axxcess offices in Carlsbad and Scottsdale, or by video.

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Behind every relationship

The advisors and specialists who work with Deron.

Deron leads the relationship, with Jeff Anderson alongside him on alternative investments and Lauren VanVeelen on family and planning work. Portfolio construction, trading, operations, and day-to-day service come from a team in Carlsbad and Scottsdale that uses the same systems it deploys for clients.

Jeff Anderson, CFA®

Director of Portfolio Solutions

Jeff manages the alternative investments platform and co-leads portfolio construction and management. His career began on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, followed by senior analyst and portfolio manager roles at two hedge funds and an investment adviser. Member of the Axxcess investment committee. Wilfrid Laurier University, Hon BA.

Lauren VanVeelen

Wealth Advisor

Lauren joined Axxcess in 2018 after supporting financial planning and operations at a boutique private investment firm in Santa Barbara focused on alternative investment strategies, and nine years with a multi-billion-dollar multi-family office serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and charitable foundations across the U.S. She works with ultra-high-net-worth families and alongside Jeff Anderson and the alternatives team, bringing private markets into portfolios built for complex wealth. University of California Santa Barbara, BA in Business Economics and Certificate in Professional Financial Planning.

Kevin Manzo

Financial Advisor

Business owners, high-income and high-net-worth professionals, and their families. Twenty years as a portfolio manager and advisor, helping clients protect what they have built, retire comfortably, and leave the legacy they choose.

Mariah Wisely

Wealth Advisor & Retirement Plan Specialist

Mariah works with business owners on company retirement plans and with participants who want their 401(k) managed with the rest of their wealth: plan design, provider searches, fee analysis in plain English, and in-plan investment management.

Leadership

The executive committee of Axxcess Wealth Management.

The people responsible for the platform, its investments, operations, and finances.

Cory Persson, CFA®, CFS®

Chief Investment Officer

Cory heads the investment committee and is responsible for portfolio construction and trading on the Axxcess platform, overseeing more than $8 billion of investments. Before Axxcess he was Director of Investment Strategy at Pacific Capital. Brigham Young University, BA.

Jon Brackmann, CIMA®, MBA

Chief Operating Officer & Managing Director

Jon has been with Axxcess for more than eleven years and runs the firm day to day from the Scottsdale office, overseeing operations and trading. Before Axxcess he spent twelve years at Calamos Investments as a Vice President of Investments serving advisors across wirehouse, independent, RIA, and bank channels. University of Phoenix, MBA; Iowa State University, BS.

Adrienne Rivett, AIF®

Director of Platform Services

Adrienne owns onboarding and transitions for every advisor and family joining the platform. Before Axxcess she spent ten years as a Senior Vice President at Redhawk Wealth Advisors, managing advisor growth, operations, and compliance. Brainco Minneapolis School of Advertising.

Everardo Martinez

Director of Operations

Eve oversees day-to-day operations and helps transition advisors onto the firm. He joined Axxcess in 2016. California State University San Marcos, BS.

Shannon Case, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Shannon has overseen the firm's finance and accounting functions since 2018 and serves as Chief Financial Officer. She is also a Controller and CFO Consultant with CFO Hub, a San Diego CFO and accounting outsourcing firm. Seattle University, BS.

Michael Seid

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Michael founded Axxcess in 2011 after running several family offices, an early-stage healthcare investment bank, and a multi-strategy hedge fund. He has managed client assets as a fiduciary since 1998, beginning at Signature Resources and SEIA, and still builds the platform's systems himself. University of California San Diego, BA and BS.

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Private Wealth is a practice of Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC on the Axxcess Platform.