Management Financial

WILL B. LEE

*** **** ****** *** ***** Palisades Park, NJ 07650

612-***-**** ***********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE

SATOVSKY ASSET MANAGEMENT, New York, NY

February 2010 - April 2010

Senior Financial Advisor

Liaised with clients' external advisors (e.g., attorneys, tax

accountants) to deliver integrated advice related to all aspects of

clients' financial planning needs resulting in increased client

satisfaction and positive feedback

Managed client meeting process including initiating, coordinating, and

following through on clients' agenda and advice needs; executed

day-to-day client service and new business activities

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC., Minneapolis, MN

July 2007 - February 2010

Consultant in Strategy and Business Development

Strategy and Business Development (SBD) team identifies and leads a

variety of strategic initiatives and plays a major role in conjunction

with Ameriprise Financial business unit leaders to create strategies

that will grow the financial services franchise. The SBD team develops

analyses and provides recommendations to the CEO and executive

leadership team, including supporting senior leaders in executing

recommended strategies. Project highlights include the following:

Ameriprise Financial Solutions Guide

Created framework and content which ties solutions with clients' goals

and needs; circulated to 7,500 advisors and used in two advisor

conference sessions. Published on company wide portal in 2008

Collaborated with every product group and Financial Planning to

synthesize and build content; also collaborated with the General

Counsel's Office and Compliance for publication approval

Practice Management Services and Offerings

Benchmarked competitor Broker-Dealer and Custodian Practice Management

offerings and services; formulated a business case for extending

enterprise preferred vendor pricing agreements to franchise advisors and

influenced key stakeholders to adopt approach

Variable Annuity Platform Design

Carrier Profiles and Due diligence

Executed pre-RFI due diligence on 10 VA carriers by compiling various

industry sources to present a complete view of each carrier; enabled

senior management to have confidence in carriers selected

Synthesized and analyzed RFI data for comparison across carriers;

performed qualitative as well as quantitative analysis. Evaluated

products based on fees, investment options, and riders, all decisive

factors in choosing the top 4-5 carriers for negotiation

Designed methodology for selecting initial 10 Variable Annuity (VA)

carriers; analysis used by senior management to select the 10 carriers

for request for information (RFI) process

Compensation Policy

Analyzed variations in VA compensation arrangements across competitors

to recommend a unified compensation system for new sales and exchanges;

recommendations incorporated into compensation design

529 College Savings Plan Product Strategy

Formulated business case for expanding 529 business on the basis of

consumer trends, industry analysis, external legal and regulatory

trends, and internal economics and client segment; business partner

implemented recommendation to expand offering

CITIGROUP PRIVATE BANK, New York, NY

Summer 2006

Summer intern

Analyzed innovative levered Private Equity offering, helping Investment

Counselors and bankers understand the product intricacies and quantify

costs and benefits; identified banker compensation and loan terms as

impediments to success

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC., Minneapolis, MN

Summer 2006

Summer intern in Strategy and Business Development

Structured and developed an advisor support system in the employee

advisor channel resulting in recommendations piloted in two market

groups

WILL B. LEE

208 Roff Avenue 2nd Floor Palisades Park, NJ 07650

612-***-**** ***********@*****.***

AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL ADVISORS, Ann Arbor, MI

October 1993 - August 2005

Financial Advisor (1997-2005)

Created and promoted new business model using financial planning and

asset based fees versus commission based products, realizing 26%

annualized growth in fees since 1999 and 85% of revenue from recurring

fees in 2004

Learned and applied investment and financial planning concepts, creating

new services and expanding advice capabilities which increased the value

provided to clients

Strengthened client relationships by formulating and delivering

comprehensive and objective advice resulting in 90% client satisfaction

in 2004

Ranked #11 out of 238 advisors in the Detroit Market group in 2004

Financial planning fees

Mentored and trained twelve student interns since 1998 to conduct

research projects and perform client service duties

Manager (1994-1997)

Led team of three advisors to implement business management processes,

improve client service systems, and establish new client engagements,

increasing profits by 30%

Managed an office with four veteran advisors to increase productivity

and operating efficiency by executing measurement and tracking systems

which resulted in higher client implementation rates and 25% higher

profits

Trained and managed twelve first year advisors to develop marketing and

sales skills. Developed novice advisors in all the key planner tasks

resulting in the 2nd highest producing office in Detroit market group

Financial Advisor (1993-1994)

Created and implemented business plan, resulting in 48 new financial

planning clients

Analyzed clients' financial situation and designed strategies which

resulted in product implementation

Awarded Silver Team for maintaining production and practice standards

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Master of Business Administration

May 2007

Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Emphases in Finance and Corporate Strategy

Bachelor of Arts

May 1993

College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts

Concentration in Economics

DESIGNATIONS & LICENSES

Obtained CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM (CFP ) designation in May 2001

Obtained Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC ) and Chartered Life

Underwriter (CLU ) designations in February 2000

Holds FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 licenses

Previously held Life, Accident, Health license

PERSONAL

Enjoy traveling (recent trips include Italy and Turkey), hiking,

visiting Art museums (particular interest in mid to late 19th century

European Art), drawing and painting, classical music

Self proclaimed gourmet who enjoys cooking and grilling

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