Araya Mesfin, Senior Vice President–Wealth Management, UBS Wealth Management UBSName: Araya MesfinFirm: UBS Wealth ManagementLocation: Atlanta, GeorgiaAUM: $763 millionForbes Rankings: Best-In-State Wealth AdvisorsBackground: Mesfin, 45, grew up in Ethiopia and immigrated to the United States at age 14. An interview with an advisor from Merrill Lynch, where he never end up working, piqued his interest in the wealth management field. In 2008, he started at Morgan Stanley in a rookie program before heading to UBS five years later. Competitive Edge: For Mesfin his biggest advantage is his resourcefulness, built upon joining the industry with no resources. However, the problem is that these conglomerates do not determine who is successful in wealth management.

Source: Forbes July 16, 2021 18:00 UTC