Chicago

My primary focus is to drive revenue by helping our financial advisors grow in a positive and professional atmosphere. We strive to ensure all financial advisors in the complex have a thorough understanding of the firm’s products and services, and are able to use this knowledge to develop personalized, goal-based wealth plans for their clients.

We have created a management team that works as advocates and partners with financial advisors across the Chicago Complex. We are committed to helping every financial advisor in the complex realize their potential and succeed.

I grew up in upstate New York and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the State University of New York at Oneonta. I began my career at Smith Barney in the Clearwater, Florida, branch as a Marketing Associate. Since 2002, I have held several roles including Client Service Associate, Financial Advisor, National Training Officer, Assistant Branch Manager, Complex Business Development Officer, and Branch Manager at Smith Barney and then Morgan Stanley. This helps me understand our business from the ground up.

As Complex Director, I partner with financial advisors to help accommodate client requests and win business. My time with National Training and National Business Development gives me and my complex management team connectivity across our firm. We help eliminate roadblocks for financial advisors and clients.

As Financial Advisor - Assistant Branch Director, Alex plays a pivotal role in supporting the leadership and operational success of the Lake Forest branch. His experience as a financial advisor enhances his understanding of the daily challenges faced by advisors, allowing him to provide valuable insight and guidance. This combined expertise is instrumental in driving the complex’s continued growth and success.

Alex began his career in the financial industry at UBS in 2006, holding positions within corporate cash and private wealth management, and joined RBC Wealth Management in 2009. Alex completed a six-month overseas assignment with the Royal Bank of Canada (Channel Islands) Limited in St. Helier, Jersey in 2012, where he partnered with private bankers and corporate trustees to provide lending solutions to their clients. He then joined the Chicago Complex as a Wealth Management Consultant where he assisted with the collaborative efforts of RBC’s estate planning, insurance, banking and capital market engagements and worked closely with RBC’s leadership team to drive awareness and adoption of new technologies, product platforms, investment strategies and services for financial advisors throughout the Midwest. As of 2024, Alex joined The Paulson Holman Gatto Group located in RBC’s Lake Forest office.

Alex received his Bachelor of Science from DePaul University in commerce and finance. He and his wife Lauren reside in Wheaton, Illinois with their three daughters.

Pat began her career at Nuveen working on the Unit Investment Trust bond desk. Over the next 10 years she held various institutional and operational positions at Nuveen and Dean Witter (now Morgan Stanley).  After taking time off to raise her children, she returned to the industry in 2007 as a Client Associate at RBC where she obtained her Series 7, 66, 9 & 10 licenses as well as her Illinois Insurance license.  In her currrent role as Complex Assistant Manager, her primary duties are managing the support staff and operations for the Chicago Complex’s eleven branches.   

Pat received a BBA in Finance from St Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN and has an MBA in Finance from the Kellstadt School of Business at DePaul University in Chicago.

A lifelong Chicagoan, Pat currently lives in Chicago’s Beverly/Morgan Park neighborhood and enjoys spending her free time with her twin daughters and her grandsons Alex and Jack. She is an avid reader, loves to travel and is a volunteer for various local charities.