Paul Pagnato
Paul Pagnato is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Humanaut Health, Co-Chairman of Cresset Capital, and CEO Founder of PagnatoKarp, a top multi-family office and private wealth management firm. He is a top-ranked advisor with over 30 years of industry leadership. He has been advising clients for more than 25 years, including CEO founders, entrepreneurs, wealth creators, and ultra-high net worth families. Passionate about education, he founded TrueFiduciary® Institute, a non-profit with a purpose to positively impact one million students through digital education. He is also the Founder of Transparency Global, a company whose mission is to accelerate the world’s adoption of Transparency®. In addition, he is the author of the book Transparency Wave: Exponential Changes That Will Transform Our World. Pagnato is a sought-after speaker at advisor conferences and top business schools, a thought leader on transparency and a champion of exponential technologies that are shaping the future. He empowers organizations aimed at improving literacy, health, humanity and wealth, both locally and worldwide.
Paul Pagnato Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Chairman
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Founder and CEO
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Founder, PagnatoKarp Group
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Managing Director of Private Banking and Investment Group
Academic History
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Bachelor's Degree, Sciences
CURRENT AFFILIATIONS
Executive Chairman, Humanaut Health
Future Astronaut, Virgin Atlantic
Advisory Council Member, Stanford Center on Longevity
Board Member, CFA Society of Washington DC
Founder, Transparency Global
CAREER
He began his career as a microbiologist working collaboratively with NASA and McDonnell Douglas to search for life in outer space.
He then spent 19 years at Merrill Lynch, where he was most recently Managing Director at the Private Banking and Investment Group.
His team was one of the first teams to join HighTower Advisors, a wealth management firm that provides investment management and financial planning.
He served as an Ambassador at Singularity University in Washington DC Metro Chapter.
He served as a board member for The Institute for the Fiduciary Standard, Inova Health System, Bulletproof360, and Openwater.
ADVOCACY
He empowers organizations aimed at improving literacy, health, humanity and wealth, both locally and worldwide.
His advocacy includes speaking engagements with OpenExo, Singularity University, and the People-Centered Internet Coalition.
He is an advisory board member at Stanford Center on Longevity, aiming to study the nature and development of the human lifespan.
He is the founder of Transparency Global, aiming to accelerate the world's adoption of transparency.
RECOGNITIONS
2017-2022 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
2016-2022 Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors
2012-2019 Barron's Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
His expertise has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg, Reuters, and CNN.
He is a sought-after speaker at national financial conferences including Barron’s, Forbes, IMCA, NAPFA, FA Magazine, and Digital Assets Strategies.
He is an international speaker through Singularity University.