Mohan Gurupackiam is building the technology foundation that makes Steward Partners' growth possible, and doing it at a pace and scale that few technology leaders in the independent wealth management space have matched. As Chief Information Officer, Mohan successfully integrated three new custodial relationships in a 12-month period, bringing the firm's total to five, while simultaneously rebuilding core infrastructure systems across compensation, billing, and compliance surveillance. The result is a custodian-agnostic operating environment that gives advisors the flexibility to serve clients wherever their assets reside, a capability that is central to the firm's M&A strategy and increasingly recognized as the direction the broader industry is heading.