Executive Director
Market Director
Ryan is the Market Director for UBS Financial Services' Newport Beach office. His role is to work with Financial Advisors and their teams in developing business strategy as well as providing access to the tools and intellectual capital they need to better serve their clients. Ryan is passionate about finding creative solutions to solve the ever-expanding sophistication and complexity of client needs.
He began his career in financial services in UBS' Beverly Hills office in 2008 and has held various roles in the firm before being promoted to Market Director in January of 2023. Ryan served in the Assistant Market Head role until his promotion from 2019 thru 2022. Prior to these leadership roles, he was the Market Supervisory Officer for UBS' West LA and Los Angeles Markets, where he worked with large advisor teams to manage risk and find solutions to complex issues for some of the firm's wealthiest clients.
Ryan graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Business Administration. Fight on! He was born in New Jersey and currently resides in Irvine. Ryan holds his 3, 7, 66, 9, and 10 securities licenses.
Director
Admin Manager
Michael Giuntini is a Supervisory Officer for the Los Angeles/Orange County Market. Prior to this role, Michael spent the previous 4 years at Wells Fargo Advisors working for their Los Angeles market. At Wells Fargo, Michael was responsible for coordinating branch operations and client service in the Westwood branch. Serving as a liaison between Financial Advisors teams and various home office contacts, Michael problem solves and manages a number of time sensitive requests to help service high net worth client's financial needs.
Michael received his Bachelor's in Business Administration from Loyola Marymount University and is currently pursuing his Master's in Business Administration at the University of Southern California.
Director
Supervisory Officer
Chris is a Supervisory Officer for the Pacific Desert Market. In this role, Chris is responsible for supervising and maintaining compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, guiding Financial Advisors and their team to meet compliance and risk requirements, and monitoring overall risk functions for the branches he oversees.
Chris started his career in the financial services industry with UBS in 2017 after graduating from the University of California, Irvine. Prior to this role, Chris served as a Client Service Associate in the UBS Newport Beach and Irvine offices and then moved to Los Angeles to accept a position as Supervisory Manager with J.P. Morgan. He rejoined UBS in 2022.
In his free time, Chris enjoys traveling with his wife to Tahoe for skiing, cycling, and hiking.