Allen Darby has built Alaris Acquisitions into a category-defining force in wealth management M&A. As Co-founder and Chief Executive, Darby took a contrarian idea, that the right partner matters more than the highest bid, and turned it into a scaling institution with a proprietary technology platform, a distinctive brand, and a team capable of delivering its model consistently. Over the past year, Darby met a difficult leadership test: growing a high-touch advisory business in a market commoditizing around private-equity-backed roll-ups, without sacrificing the deliberate, fit-first process that sets Alaris apart. He embedded the firm's approach into technology used on every deal, expanded the team by roughly 30%, recruited senior leadership, and elevated Alaris to national recognition. Under his leadership the firm has advised on more than 50 transactions representing over $24 billion in client assets.