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Taking the

Right Steps

Meet the 2021 LUMINARIES in Executive

Leadership and Dealmaking & Growth

BY MICHAEL S. FISCHER AND EMILY HOLBROOK

e’re pleased to present the Class of 2021 set to take place Nov. 9 at the Mandarin Oriental in New York.
LUMINARIES in the Executive Leadership Mark Tibergien, one of the LUMINARIES judges, says
and Dealmaking/Growth categories. This acknowledging excellence in executive leadership is about
W pioneering awards program honors individu- shining a spotlight on “those who make a true impact” in
als and firms driving the wealth, investment and retirement financial services, which can “profoundly affect how this busi-
industry forward. ness is viewed” by clients, prospects and the general public.
This year’s LUMINARIES were selected by a distinguished “Executive leadership is an aspect of financial services
and diverse panel of judges from across the advice industry, that needs to be elevated as a respected discipline,” explained
as well by our editorial team. Their stories are being told in Tibergien, who was recently named by the accounting firm EY
print and online at ThinkAdvisor.com in features, interviews, as its financial services advisor in residence. “This is especially
podcasts and other coverage. (We highlighted winners in true as we experience the fastest consolidation of this business
Diversity & Inclusion and Thought Leadership & Education in that we’ve seen in decades, particularly at the RIA level,” he
our September issue.) said, and also among broker-dealers.
All members of the Class of 2021 LUMINARIES will be rec- “As firms become more complex, more widely distributed
ognized onstage at the program’s inaugural awards dinner — in terms of their geography and have larger populations of

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