GROWTH & IMPACT WEEK SPEAKER LINEUP
The speakers at Growth and Impact Week are award-winning advisors, operators, and thought leaders who don’t just understand growth and impact, they execute it. Each speaker has been selected for their ability to translate methodology into real-world implementation, sharing how they’ve built in-demand practices through intentional, ROI-driven relationships with business owners. Expect candid perspectives, practical frameworks, and honest discussion around what works in today’s market, from client selection and trust-building to accountability, culture, and value creation. This is not a stage of theorists; it’s a room of practitioners committed to helping you apply what you learn and accelerate results in your firm.
Stephanie Link
Stephanie Link is the Chief Investment Strategist, Head of Investment Solutions and Equity Portfolio Manager at Hightower Advisors, a national wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to...
ABOUT STEPHANIE
Stephanie Link is the Chief Investment Strategist, Head of Investment Solutions and Equity Portfolio Manager at Hightower Advisors, a national wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices. In addition, Ms. Link runs multiple equity strategies within the Investment Solutions group. The Investment Solutions group has $5.1B in assets under management as of July 15th, 2024.
Prior to joining Hightower, Ms. Link was the Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Equities research at Nuveen, where she co-managed the CREF Stock Variable Annuity Portfolio with $200 billion in assets, managed her own US Core portfolio with $3.7 billion in assets and oversaw thirty-three investment professionals who collectively managed $40 billion.
Before joining Nuveen, Ms. Link spent seven years at TheStreet as Chief Investment Officer and Co-Portfolio manager of Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust. Before that, she served for 10 years at Prudential Equity Group as Managing Director of Institutional Sales and Director of Research. She began her career at Dean Witter Reynolds in the Institutional Sales Department.
Ms. Link earned a B.S. in finance at Boston College. She currently serves as Chairperson for the Investment Advisory Council at the Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge, NJ and serves on the Board of Trustees at The Pingry School.
As an investment professional with 31 years of experience managing money, Ms. Link’s insights are frequently sought after for industry events and by the media. She is currently a CNBC Contributor and frequently appears on The Halftime Report, Squawk Box, The Closing Bell, and Power Lunch.