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Richard Veres

CFA, CEBS

“Professional work is an opportunity for constant learning and growth. With great clients and associates we do this every day.”

In 1993, Rich and Highland co-founders Marc Williams and Bill Kinde committed to serving a gap in the investment advisory marketplace. Many organizations weren’t receiving the attention they deserved in the management of their investment programs. Highland proposed to close that gap as Investor Advocates® in these markets.

Today, Highland continues to serve those markets with a year-to-year client retention rate of more than 98 percent. Rich and Marc have expanded the business to provide objective, fee-only advice to a wide range of companies, nonprofits and families, too.

“Clients and colleagues are what I most enjoy about work. Nothing is more rewarding than hearing a client say, ‘Highland is different. You really care about your clients.’”

Experience

  • Relevant experience since 1981
  • With Highland since 1993

Education

  • BBA, College of William and Mary
  • MBA, Case Western Reserve University

Membership/Association

  • CFA® Charterholder
  • Certified Employee Benefit Specialist
  • CFA Institute
  • CFA Society of Cleveland
  • In His Steps Foundation, Investment Committee Chair
  • Bay Village Foundation, Past President
  • Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), Past President, NE Ohio Chapter