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John Thomas is a wealth advisor, managing director with 20+ years of fiduciary experience advising business owners, corporate executives, and leading regional professionals. He holds Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®), CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP®), Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®), and MBA credentials, and brings an analytical “hands-on” approach to navigating complex financial decisions.

John helps clients solve high-stakes problems through application of sophisticated investment solutions, comprehensive retirement planning scenarios, multi-generational wealth strategies, tax-reducing investment approaches, and charitable and philanthropic impact projects. Prior to his more than 20 years with Hightower Signature Wealth (formerly known as Stearns Financial Services Group which joined Hightower in 2020), his background includes valuing more than 50 private companies, advising buy and sellside analysts for a major regional bank, and conducting capital investment analysis and process re-design for two top-20 national financial institutions. John finds great fulfillment in educating and counseling clients through both the quantitative and human side of their complex financial lives to achieve long-term goals for their families and communities.

Outside of work John and his wife Jennifer are enjoying a new phase of travel and community involvement after raising three children. In earlier years John has been a committed distance runner, having completed marathons including Chicago, New York, LA, Miami, Pike’s Peak, the original Greece course, and Boston (four times). He serves locally on finance and investment committees and volunteers with youth financial education programs.