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Group Description
The Wealth Management (WM) Volunteer Interest Group is a dynamic community dedicated to advancing the expertise, professionalism, and innovation of finance professionals serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and themselves. Wealth management requires more than just investment expertise—it demands holistic solutions integrating portfolio management, estate planning, tax strategies, behavioral finance, and risk management. Our mission is to foster a collaborative and forward-thinking environment where investment professionals can enhance their expertise, engage with top industry leaders, stay ahead of market trends, exchange best practices, and develop leadership opportunities within the CFA Society New York Community. Through roundtables, workshops, networking, and research contributions, we provide unparalleled access to exclusive insights and a powerful network of professionals shaping the future of wealth management. Our members include professionals seeking to deepen their knowledge and impact. Whether you are an experienced professional or new to the field, WM empowers you to grow, lead, and thrive in delivering exceptional client solutions.
Featured Speaker: David Itzkovits, CFA
David Itzkovits is the co-founder of Optimal AdvisorAI, the AI Learning Partner for financial services firms.
His company trains financial professionals and their firms how to leverage AI to increase efficiency and drive growth.
What makes Optimal AdvisorAI unique is its exclusive focus on financial services. They work with Fortune 500 companies, major custodians, broker-dealers, and global asset managers. They don’t sell any AI software, they train teams to use the AI tools their firms make available and tailor those trainings by role, so advisors, portfolio managers, or sales teams learn AI in the context of their daily work.
Their goal is simple: Build the most effective AI users in financial services and keep them ahead of the curve.
David brings 25 years of financial services experience, including roles as a private banker managing over $635 million in client assets, CEO of a division of a publicly traded company, and founding member of a startup later acquired by a $50 Billion global investment manager.
David is a CFA Charterholder, a globally recognized speaker on AI in financial services, and holds degrees from McGill University and the Ivey Business School at Western University.