Chip Roame Biography


Charles ("Chip") Roame
Managing Partner

415-789-2540

CRoame@TiburonAdvisors.Com

Mr. Roame is the Founder & Managing Partner of Tiburon Strategic Advisors and the Tiburon CEO Summits. He is a leading strategic advisor to 650+ Tiburon corporate member firms & other clients, primarily advising the CEOs, other senior executives, & boards of directors of wealth & investment management (& WealthTech) firms. Mr. Roame has also served as an industry experienced board member for numerous Tiburon member firms, and currently serves on eleven boards. He participated as a board member as firms signed dozens of substantial joint ventures, took out numerous revolvers & term loans, hired a variety of investment bankers, raised multiple rounds of venture capital, completed dozens of acquisitions, completed initial & secondary public offerings, and sold selves to both sponsors and strategic acquirers. Mr. Roame has negotiated CEO & board compensation plans, navigated multiple name founder & other CEO transitions, and worked through the sudden death of a CEO. He has monitored financial, cybersecurity, & public relations risks. He is a past and/or present board vice chairman and chairman of numerous strategy, human capital & compensation, and nominating & governance committees, and he is a qualified audit committee lead director. Mr. Roame spends his time between homes in New York, NY (Upper East Side); San Francisco, CA (Tiburon, CA); Sydney, Australia (Darling Point); and Europe.

Tiburon Strategic Advisors

Mr. Roame has responsibility for all of Tiburon's research, marketing, service, & advisory activities which keeps him on the leading-edge of strategic initiatives in the industry's fastest growing businesses - registered investment companies (open-end mutual funds & exchange traded funds (ETFs)), personalized (direct) indexing, managed accounts & managed account programs, private markets, cryptocurrencies (digital assets), structured products, values-based investing (sustainable investing (ESG)), financial, tax, & estate planning, annuities & life insurance, discount & online brokerage, break-away brokers, the independent advisor markets, wealth management marketing & LeadGen strategies, wealth management technology & outsourcing strategies (including turnkey asset management programs (TAMPs)), and wealth manager succession planning & acquisitions strategies. Mr. Roame has been the host and keynote speaker at the semi-annual Tiburon CEO Summits since their inception in 2001, a frequent speaker at Tiburon's weekly Tiburon Webinars, and a co-author of over 3,100 Tiburon Written Research topics & profiles.

Independent Board Roles

Mr. Roame is frequently sought as a board member by Tiburon members. He presently serves on the following eleven boards:

  • Edelman Financial Engines: Independent board member of this Hellman & Friedman and Warburg Pincus investment (also independent board member under prior ownership of both Lee Equity Partners and Sanders Morris Harris Group). One of largest fee-based financial advisors (RIAs), with approximately 1.4 million accounts and $290 billion AUM.
  • Facet Wealth (DBA Facet): Independent board member of this Warburg Pincus, Durable Capital Partners, Multiplier Capital, and Slow Ventures investment. First outside board member, having joined before series A capital raise. Now raised $200 million through Series D and serving 15,000+ clients with CFP-led virtual financial planning offering billed on a subscription fee basis. Chairman of compensation & talent committee.
  • Apex Fintech Solutions: Independent board member of this $150 billion AUA technology-oriented custody & clearing broker backed by Peak6 Group. First outside board member, having joined board when firm filed S1 offering document.
  • Allspring Group Holdings (DBA Allspring Global Investments) (FKA Wells Fargo Asset Management): Independent board member of this approximately $500 billion AUM spin-off of Wells Fargo Asset Management from Wells Fargo & Company backed by private equity firms GTCR & Reverence Capital Partners. Joined board immediately upon closing, having participated in transaction due diligence process on behalf of GTCR. Member of audit & risk committee.
  • Foundation Source Philanthropic Services (DBA Foundation Source): Independent board member of this leading provider of SaaS-based foundation management services (and related services) backed by GTCR. Joined board immediately upon closing, having participated in transaction due diligence process on behalf of GTCR.
  • DPL Financial Partners: Independent board member of this no-load annuities & insurance marketplace, backed by $69 million through Series D from Eldridge Industries, Atlas Merchant Bank, EOS Ventures, TIAA Ventures, & other investors. Second independent board member, having joined the board after Series B capital raise. Chairman of the compensation committee.
  • Vise Technologies (Advisory Board): Independent advisory board member of this technology-driven personal portfolios investment management firm, backed by $128 million from Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital, Bling Capital, Founders Fund, and other investors.
  • SoraFinance (Advisory Board): Independent advisory board member of this financial advisor-oriented debt management platform, backed by $4 million from New Era Capital Partners, Peterson Ventures, and other investors.
  • Halo Investing (Advisory Board): Independent advisory board member of this structured products marketplace, backed by $115 million from Koch Industries, Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners, and other investors.
  • Paanini (DBA Jiffy.ai) (Advisory Board): Independent advisory board member of this Robotic Process Automation (RPA) firm, backed by $71 million from Eight Roads Ventures, Reaction Fund, Rebright Partners, and other investors.
  • SA Funds: Independent board member of this 1940 Act mutual fund complex sponsored by Focus Financial Partners' portfolio company Buckingham Wealth Partners and leveraging Dimensional Fund Advisors as sole sub-advisor. Chairman of nominating & governance committee. Member of audit committee.

Previous Experience

Prior to forming Tiburon in 1998, Mr. Roame served in similar capacities, first as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, and later as a business strategist at The Charles Schwab Corporation. Mr. Roame was also previously the vice chairman of Envestnet (previously NYSE: ENV), from its initial public offering (IPO) in 2011 until 2020, where he served as chairman of the strategy and nominating & governance committees, and as a member of the audit and information technology committees.

Philanthropic & Community Activities

Mr. Roame is the co-leader of the Tiburon Impact Adventures, building homes for less privileged families in Mexico. He is also the co-leader of Skip & Chip's Excellent Adventures, a community of outdoor-oriented industry colleagues.

Awards

Mr. Roame has won numerous awards throughout the wealth & investment management and strategy consulting industries, including being named one of the power 25 elite by Investment News, one of the 25 most influential individuals in the advisor business by Investment Advisor magazine, & one of the five experts with the answers by Boomer Market Advisor. Tiburon has also been named one of the fastest growing companies by the San Francisco Business Times in multiple years.

Personal Information

Mr. Roame is a native of Detroit, MI and a graduate of the University of Michigan (MBA). Along with his focus on wealth & investment management (& WealthTech), Mr. Roame is published broadly on world affairs, and in the hospitality and wine & spirits industries. He is the proud dad to an awesome sixteen year old son Will. Chip can be reached at CRoame@TiburonAdvisors.Com or 415-789-2540.




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