Jon Henschen, owner of independent broker-dealer and registered investment advisor recruiting firm Henschen & Associates, died July 4 after a sudden cardiac incident. He was 64.
"Jon was a close friend and business mentor who cared deeply about our industry and was never afraid to say the hard things to encourage a more fiduciary environment in financial services," Vern Coates, senior vice president of business development at Henschen & Associates, told ThinkAdvisor by email on Monday.
Henschen was a longtime contributor to ThinkAdvisor and its predecessor publication Research magazine.
"His experience, extensive writing and engaging personality will be greatly missed," Coates said, noting he "was a loving husband, father and outdoorsman who enjoyed life and made a lasting impression."
Henschen, Coates recalled, "had a unique ability to see conflicts of interest, corporate greed, and other various injustices, and to help the rest of us see it too.
"The financial services industry and those of us connected to Jon are better off today because of his influence," Coates said.
