NEW YORK--()--Snowden Lane Partners, an independent, advisor-owned, wealth advisory firm dedicated to providing client-focused advice in a values-driven culture, today announced it has appointed Senior Partner and Managing Director, Armando Ureña, to the firm’s Operating Committee.

In the new role, Ureña will further enhance firm leadership, working with the committee across operations, finance, legal & compliance, human resources, investment solutions, enterprise solutions, and technology.

“An advisor-centric culture has been the bedrock of our firm since its inception,” said Greg Franks, Snowden Lane’s Managing Partner, President and COO. “We are committed to increasing communication with our advisors and enabling their participation in the management of the firm, and this strategic appointment is the latest example of that. As an experienced domestic and international advisor, Armando is well-positioned to represent our advisors on this critical committee.”

Ureña enters the new role following a successful period for the firm, as Snowden Lane has continued to evidence excellent financial performance with revenues up 20% year-on-year. The firm has recruited 13 financial advisors representing $1.8 billion in client assets since September 2023, and added offices in Boca Raton, FL, Golden, CO, and Philadelphia, PA.

“We’re thrilled that our firm is achieving record profitability and continuing to execute on our growth strategy,” said Rob Mooney, Snowden Lane’s Managing Partner and CEO. “Given our growth over the past year, this was a natural inflection point to further enhance communication with our advisors and expand their participation in firm management. Ultimately, our advisors will always remain central to strategic decisions, especially as we continue to grow and scale.”

Before joining Snowden Lane four years ago, Ureña spent 14 years with Wells Fargo in Miami and five years at Lehman Brothers. Prior to entering the financial services industry, he served as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. State Department with postings in Washington D.C., Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and the Caribbean. He also served for three years in the U.S. Army. Ureña is a graduate of Florida International University and has an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Since its founding in 2011, Snowden Lane has built a national brand, attracting top industry talent from Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, UBS, JP Morgan, Raymond James, Wells Fargo, and Fieldpoint Private, among others.

Snowden Lane employs 147 total professionals, 82 of whom are financial advisors, across 16 offices around the country: Pasadena and San Diego, CA; New Haven, CT; Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and Coral Gables, FL; Chicago, IL; Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, PA; Baltimore, Ocean City and Bethesda, MD; San Antonio, TX; Buffalo, NY; Lebanon, NH; Golden, CO, as well as its New York City headquarters.

The firm has been included in Barron’s Top 100 RIA Firms ranking since 2020, in addition to the 2024, 2023, and 2022 Forbes/SHOOK Top RIA Firms ranking. USA TODAY named Snowden Lane to its 2024 and 2023 list of America's Best Financial Advisory Firms and the Financial Times named Snowden Lane to its elite FT 300 list for six straight years, recognizing Snowden Lane as one of the top independent RIA firms in the U.S. Many of the firm’s advisors have been recognized as Financial Times 401 Top Retirement advisors, and a number by Forbes/SHOOK as Forbes Best-In-State Wealth advisors.

About Snowden Lane Partners

Snowden Lane is a nationally branded, open-architecture, hybrid registered investment advisor and broker-dealer that provides wealth advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients.

The firm is led by an experienced team of industry executives, including Lyle LaMothe, Chairman of the Board of Managers, Rob Mooney, Managing Partner & CEO, and Greg Franks, Managing Partner, President & COO, who are dedicated to building a client-focused, nationally branded, boutique wealth advisory partnership.

Snowden Lane is headquartered in New York City and operates an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-licensed broker-dealer. Snowden Lane provides a multi-custodian, multi-currency platform, with aggregated performance reporting and leading analytical tools for clients and advisors. Snowden Lane further provides full operational, finance, compliance, human resources, and financial advisor transition support to its financial advisors.

For more information about Snowden Lane, please visit www.snowdenlane.com.