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HIGHLAND CONSULTING ASSOCIATES INC.

CRD 109834

CLEVELAND, OH

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Data as of Mar 18, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 9
Dated events: 4
On other graphs: 1
Observed: Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 18, 2026
26 observations

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand

Allocatorsidentity

Highland Consulting Associates Inc.

Investment consultant · shared crd

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: institutional managerderivedprivate_client_share=0.01 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.97 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0
Regulatory AUM: $22BItem 5.F on the latest filing (2026-03-18); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $609M
Private client RAUM: $313MderivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 1%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 3
RAUM per advisor: $7.3Bderivedthe firm's RAUM over its IAPD headcount: a firm average, never a person's book
Employees: 28
Advisory employees: 17
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 468
Individual clients: 5
High net worth clients: 39
SEC number: 801-46040
CRD: 109834
Filings on the tape: 26
First filed: Mar 30, 2012
Latest filed: Mar 18, 2026
Organised: Corporation, OH
Website: highlandusa.net

Advisors on IAPD

current investment adviser representatives on the IAPD individual feed, longest tenure first

Advisor	Designations	Branch	Years here	In industry	Prior firms	Dual registered
THOMAS RANDALL FAIRFAX	Certified Financial Planner	CLEVELAND, OH	1	27	3	no
Laurel Fitzsimmons	Certified Financial Planner	CLEVELAND, OH	1	12	n/a	no
Ryan Christopher Smeltzer	Chartered Financial Analyst	Ridgeland, MS \| CLEVELAND, OH	0	12	1	no

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
HIGHLAND CONSULTING ASSOCIATES INC EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN	EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN	E	yes	01/2009	Apr 1, 2013	Mar 18, 2024
MAHON, KEVIN, JOHN	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	09/2023	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 18, 2024
Mills, Mark, Gregory	TRUSTEE (ESOP)	F	yes	10/2023	Jan 18, 2024	Mar 18, 2024
VERES, RICHARD, NMN	President	Na	yes	10/1993	Mar 30, 2012	Mar 18, 2024

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
HIGHLAND CONSULTING ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.	n/a	Mixed wealth	$76.6M	Y	yes	n/a

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2025	Mar 18, 2026	$22B	$609M	28	17	0	n/a	n/a
2024	Mar 27, 2025	$20B	$588M	28	19	0	n/a	n/a
2023	Mar 18, 2024	$18B	$239M	31	19	0	n/a	n/a
2022	Mar 17, 2023	$16B	$228M	28	18	0	n/a	n/a
2021	Mar 14, 2022	$17B	$54.4M	26	17	0	n/a	n/a
2020	Mar 16, 2021	$17B	$34.0M	25	18	0	n/a	n/a
2019	Mar 16, 2020	$16B	$31.0M	23	15	0	n/a	n/a
2018	Mar 26, 2019	$12B	$25.2M	24	16	0	n/a	n/a
2017	Mar 28, 2018	$13B	$26.0M	25	16	0	n/a	n/a
2016	Mar 23, 2017	$12B	$22.0M	27	17	n/a	n/a	n/a
2015	Mar 30, 2016	$11B	$12.0M	25	17	n/a	n/a	n/a
2014	Apr 2, 2015	$12B	$17.1M	25	19	n/a	n/a	n/a
2013	Mar 31, 2014	$11B	$15.6M	24	18	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	Apr 1, 2013	$7.4B	$130M	23	14	n/a	n/a	n/a
2011	Mar 30, 2012	$6.4B	$0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Advisor flows

derived: registrations beginning and ending at this CRD on IAPD, bulk corporate re-registrations excluded; the rate is departures over IAPD headcount

Joined, 12m	Left, 12m	Net, 12m	Departure rate, 12m	Joined, 90d	Left, 90d	Left, no destination yet	Joined, 36m	Left, 36m
0	0	0	0.0%	0	0	0	1	0

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2025	$22B	$20B	8.4%	$16B	11.8%	28	28	0	0

Relationships

Registered with (3)

← Ryan Christopher SmeltzerAdvisorregistration: current employment
May 27, 2026 to presentfactForm ADV
← Laurel FitzsimmonsAdvisorregistration: current employment
Sep 9, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
← THOMAS RANDALL FAIRFAXAdvisorregistration: current employment
Dec 24, 2024 to presentfactForm ADV

Affiliated with (2)

→ HIGHLAND CONSULTING ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.Registered adviserother investment adviser, LP sponsor, control, common control
factForm ADV
← HIGHLAND CONSULTING ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.Registered adviserother investment adviser, LP sponsor, control, common control
factForm ADV

Controls (4)

← VERES, RICHARD, NMNOwnerPRESIDENT, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 18, 2024factForm ADV
← MAHON, KEVIN, JOHNOwnerCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 30, 2012 to Mar 18, 2024factForm ADV
← Mills, Mark, GregoryOwnerTRUSTEE (ESOP), ownership code F, individual
Jan 18, 2024 to Mar 18, 2024factForm ADV
← HIGHLAND CONSULTING ASSOCIATES INC EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANOwnerEMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN, ownership code E, domestic entity
Apr 1, 2013 to Mar 18, 2024factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Jan 18, 2024
Control person joined
Gregory Mark Mills (Trustee (Esop)) appeared on Schedule A of Highland Consulting Associates Inc.
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Sep 18, 2023
Control person left
Paul Christopher Germano (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Highland Consulting Associates Inc. (listed 2023-03-17, absent 2023-09-18)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 14, 2022
Control person joined
John Kevin Mahon (Trustee (Esop)) appeared on Schedule A of Highland Consulting Associates Inc.
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
Occurred
Mar 16, 2020
Regulatory AUM changed
Highland Consulting Associates Inc. reported RAUM $15.5B, up 27% from $12.2B (2019-05-07 to 2020-03-16)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago
$3.3B

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:8962500f-3ba9-f622-7809-bdc5c858e9bf
First observed: Mar 30, 2012
Last observed: Mar 18, 2026 6 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

HIGHLAND CONSULTING ASSOCIATES INC.

CRD 109834

CLEVELAND, OH

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Data as of Mar 18, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Advisor

Designations

Branch

Years here

In industry

Prior firms

Dual registered

THOMAS RANDALL FAIRFAX

Certified Financial Planner

CLEVELAND, OH

Laurel Fitzsimmons

Certified Financial Planner

CLEVELAND, OH

n/a

Ryan Christopher Smeltzer

Chartered Financial Analyst

Ridgeland, MS | CLEVELAND, OH

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

HIGHLAND CONSULTING ASSOCIATES INC EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

yes

01/2009

Apr 1, 2013

Mar 18, 2024

MAHON, KEVIN, JOHN

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

09/2023

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 18, 2024

Mills, Mark, Gregory

TRUSTEE (ESOP)

yes

10/2023

Jan 18, 2024

Mar 18, 2024

VERES, RICHARD, NMN

President

yes

10/1993

Mar 30, 2012

Mar 18, 2024

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

HIGHLAND CONSULTING ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

n/a

Mixed wealth

$76.6M

yes

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2025

Mar 18, 2026

$22B

$609M

n/a

2024

Mar 27, 2025

$20B

$588M

n/a

2023

Mar 18, 2024

$18B

$239M

n/a

2022

Mar 17, 2023

$16B

$228M

n/a

2021

Mar 14, 2022

$17B

$54.4M

n/a

2020

Mar 16, 2021

$17B

$34.0M

n/a

2019

Mar 16, 2020

$16B

$31.0M

n/a

2018

Mar 26, 2019

$12B

$25.2M

n/a

2017

Mar 28, 2018

$13B

$26.0M

n/a

2016

Mar 23, 2017

$12B

$22.0M

n/a

2015

Mar 30, 2016

$11B

$12.0M

n/a

2014

Apr 2, 2015

$12B

$17.1M

n/a

2013

Mar 31, 2014

$11B

$15.6M

n/a

2012

Apr 1, 2013

$7.4B

$130M

n/a

2011

Mar 30, 2012

$6.4B

n/a

Joined, 12m

Left, 12m

Net, 12m

Departure rate, 12m

Joined, 90d

Left, 90d

Left, no destination yet

Joined, 36m

Left, 36m

0.0%

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2025

$22B

$20B

8.4%

$16B

11.8%