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RIA Intelligence
Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.
SEC-registered adviser
Sand Hill Global Advisors, LLC
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Nov 22, 2011 · 29 filings
SEC status approved since Aug 31, 2000
RAUM
$4.4B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
99%
of RAUM
Private clients
83%
$3.7B individuals and HNW
Advisors
19
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$231M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
33
16 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
29 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$4.4B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 20, 2012$951M then
HNW client RAUM$3.6B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 29, 2018$1.8B then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)16 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 20, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)33 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 19, 201318 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM +13% over the last fiscal year+13% a year over threeIARs 16 to 16
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
- Independent boutique · a wealth manager with no broker-dealer, bank or insurance affiliate, 2 to 25 advisors, one to three offices, no public reporting company control
- Planning-led practice · financial planning activity (5.G.1), at least 100 financial planning clients (5.H), and hourly, fixed or subscription compensation (5.E)
- RAUM per advisor
- $220MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
- Clients per advisor
- 27derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
- Average HNW client
- $7.2MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
- Average account
- $2.0MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
- Discretionary
- 99%derivedof RAUM
- Institutional
- 17%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
- Employees per advisor
- 1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
- Advisors per office
- 10.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
- RAUM growth, one year
- +13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
- Advisor growth, one year
- +0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
- Client growth, one year
- +4.4%derived
- Compensation
- percentage of assets, hourlyreportedItem 5.E
- Advisory activities
- financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
- Financial planning clients
- 500reportedItem 5.H
- Custody
- $1.8B, 285 clientsreportedItem 9.A
- Ownership
- no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
- Advisor book size
- not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
- buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
- has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
- receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
- compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
- has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
- has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
- a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
- a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
- High-net-worth individuals$3.6B83%
- Charitable organizations$734M17%
- Individuals$21.8M0.5%
- Individual clients
- 42reported
- HNW clients
- 504reported
- Pension plan clients
- n/areported
- Charitable clients
- 26reported
- Accounts
- 2,153reported
- Financial planning clients
- 500reported
- Wrap fee programs
- noreported
- Custody of client assets
- $1.8B for 285 clientsreported
- Compensation
- % of AUM, hourlyreported
- Class basis
- private_client_share=0.83 fund_share=0.0 institutional_share=0.17 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
20 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
| Name | Branch | Here since | In industry | Prior firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Louis AbadieCertified Financial Planner | San Francisco, Ca | Feb 11, 2010 | 21 y | 0 |
| Stephen Ford PetersonCertified Financial Planner | Palo Alto, Ca | Feb 16, 2010 | 37 y | 0 |
| Brian Eugene DombkowskiChartered Financial Analyst | Palo Alto, Ca | Feb 25, 2010 | 20 y | 1 |
| Sara Kathleen Craven | Palo Alto, Ca | Jun 10, 2011 | 27 y | 0 |
| Kristin Michelle Sun | Palo Alto, Ca | Nov 9, 2011 | 21 y | 2 |
| Kimberleigh Anne WilliamsCertified Financial Planner | Palo Alto, Ca | Sep 13, 2012 | 28 y | 0 |
| Anthony Donald CraunChartered Financial Analyst | Palo Alto, Ca | Oct 31, 2012 | 22 y | 0 |
| Caroline Alma CurtsCertified Financial Planner | Palo Alto, Ca | Nov 28, 2012 | 17 y | 2 |
| Elizabeth Ruffalo CodyCertified Financial Planner | Palo Alto, Ca | Mar 14, 2017 | 26 y | 0 |
| Janet Lynn HoffmannCertified Financial Planner, Chartered Financial Analyst | San Francisco, Ca | Nov 15, 2019 | 26 y | 2 |
| Barry TaylorCertified Financial Planner | Palo Alto, Ca | Nov 15, 2019 | 22 y | 2 |
| Megan Shea Breslin | Palo Alto, Ca | Apr 12, 2021 | 18 y | 1 |
| Brenda Ann VingielloChartered Financial Analyst | Palo Alto, Ca | Nov 18, 2021 | 15 y | 0 |
| Mark Francis Strahs | Palo Alto, Ca | Feb 28, 2022 | 34 y | 0 |
| Drew Enright Kunde | Palo Alto, Ca | Mar 10, 2022 | 17 y | 1 |
| Meghan Degroot Daters | San Francisco, Ca | Mar 21, 2022 | 18 y | 0 |
| Alfred Kam Fai Cheung | Palo Alto, Ca | Jul 22, 2022 | 12 y | 1 |
| Kimberly Nguyen Pham | Palo Alto, Ca | May 12, 2023 | 13 y | 2 |
| Miriam SantiagoCertified Financial Planner | Palo Alto, Ca | May 6, 2025 | 11 y | 0 |
| Brendon Hideo Yi | Palo Alto, Ca | Sep 15, 2026 | 24 y | 1 |
Advisor movement
1 left, 1 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days1 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 5.3% of current headcount3 left over 36 months
Left, latest
- Matthew Osder to UBS Financial Services Inc.May 20, 2026 · RIA to wirehouse
- Hailey Elizabeth Hagy to Morgan StanleyMay 15, 2025 · RIA to wirehouse
- Emmett M Kelly Garcia to Thrivent Investment Management Inc.Jul 17, 2024 · RIA to affiliated broker-dealer or bank
- Madeline Loomis Phillips to Smart Investor, LLCMar 11, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Christina Ko Talbot to Morgan StanleyJun 18, 2012 · Other
- Tyler Justin Scott to Wealth Architects, LLCMay 17, 2012 · Other
- Laura Kogen to Fidelity Personal And Workplace AdvisorsAug 24, 2011 · Other
Joined, latest
- Brendon Hideo Yi from Strategic Advisers LLCSep 15, 2026 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Hailey Elizabeth Hagy from UBS Financial Services Inc.Sep 3, 2024 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Matthew Osder from Blackrock Investment Management, LLCAug 26, 2024 · Other
- Emmett M Kelly Garcia from United Capital Financial AdvisorsJul 7, 2023 · Affiliated broker-dealer or bank to independent RIA
- Kimberly Nguyen Pham from Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLCMay 12, 2023 · RIA to RIA
- Alfred Kam Fai Cheung from Karp Capital Management CorporationJul 22, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Drew Enright Kunde from One Capital Management, LLCMar 10, 2022 · RIA to RIA
- Megan Shea Breslin from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedApr 12, 2021 · Wirehouse to independent RIA
- Janet Lynn Hoffmann from Integral Financial Solutions, LLCNov 15, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Barry Taylor from Integral Financial Solutions, LLCNov 15, 2019 · RIA to RIA
- Madeline Loomis Phillips from Morgan StanleySep 5, 2013 · Other
- Caroline Alma Curts from Morgan StanleyNov 28, 2012 · Other
- Kristin Michelle Sun from Morgan StanleyNov 9, 2011 · Other
- Brian Eugene Dombkowski from Stafford Capital Management LLCFeb 25, 2010 · Other
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
- 2 joined from Integral Financial Solutions, LLCJan 31, 2020 · San Francisco, Ca
Private funds
No private fund reported.
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
- Donald Anthony Craun · Chief Operating Officercontrolsince 06/2009 · owns 5% to 10%
- Kathleen Sara Craven · Chief Wealth Managercontrolsince 06/2009 · owns 5% to 10%
- Eugene Brian Dombkowski · Chief Executive Officercontrolsince 02/2010 · owns 10% to 25%
- Ann Brenda Vingiello · Chief Investment Officercontrolsince 06/2012 · owns 5% to 10%
- Louis Jeffrey Abadie · Senior Wealth Managersince 06/2009 · owns 5% to 10%
- Shea Megan Breslin · Senior Wealth Managersince 06/2022 · owns less than 5%
- Ruffalo Elizabeth Cody · Senior Wealth Managersince 06/2020 · owns less than 5%
- Alma Caroline Curts · Chief Compliance Officersince 03/2018 · owns less than 5%
- Degroot Meghan Daters · Senior Portfolio Managersince 06/2021 · owns less than 5%
- Lynn Janet Hoffmann · Senior Wealth Managersince 11/2019 · owns less than 5%
- Ford Stephen Peterson · Senior Wealth Managersince 06/2009 · owns 5% to 10%
- Francis Mark Strahs · Senior Portfolio Managersince 06/2017 · owns 5% to 10%
- Michelle Kristin Sun · Senior Wealth Managersince 06/2018 · owns 5% to 10%
- Anne Kimberleigh Williams · Senior Wealth Managersince 06/2009 · owns 5% to 10%
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
No related person reported.
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
| Office | Advisors | Joined | Left | Teams out | Forming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto, Ca · principal | 18 | 1 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco, Ca | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
- San Francisco, CA4 employees
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
- Accounts · 2,055 to 2,153Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Charity clients · 25 to 26Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW clients · 478 to 504Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual clients · 45 to 42Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Assets in custody · $1.6B to $1.8BMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Employees · 31 to 33Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to More than 500Mar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.8B to $4.3BMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- HNW RAUM · $3.2B to $3.6BMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Individual RAUM · $25.4M to $21.8MMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $44.2M to $56.8MMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- RAUM · $3.9B to $4.4BMar 27, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
- Accounts · 1,963 to 2,055Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Advisory employees · 14 to 16Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Charity clients · 22 to 25Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- HNW clients · 468 to 478Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Individual clients · 47 to 45Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Assets in custody · $1.4B to $1.6BMar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Employees · 32 to 31Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Financial planning clients · 251-500 to 251-500Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- State-registered IARs · 14 to 16Mar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.4B to $3.8BMar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- HNW RAUM · $2.8B to $3.2BMar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Individual RAUM · $24.7M to $25.4MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $18.5M to $44.2MMar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- RAUM · $3.4B to $3.9BMar 27, 2024 to Mar 27, 2025
- Accounts · 1,866 to 1,963Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Charity clients · 20 to 22Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW clients · 419 to 468Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual clients · 54 to 47Mar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Assets in custody · $1.1B to $1.4BMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Discretionary RAUM · $3.0B to $3.4BMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- HNW RAUM · $2.5B to $2.8BMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Individual RAUM · $28.6M to $24.7MMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Non-discretionary RAUM · $69.5M to $18.5MMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- RAUM · $3.0B to $3.4BMar 30, 2023 to Mar 27, 2024
- Accounts · 1,742 to 1,866Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Charity clients · 19 to 20Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- HNW clients · 382 to 419Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
- Individual clients · 32 to 54Mar 31, 2022 to Mar 30, 2023
Signals
7 dated events
- Brendon Hideo Yi registered as an investment adviser representative at Sand Hill Global Advisors, LlcSep 15, 2026 · Advisor registered · fact
- Matthew Osder left Sand Hill Global Advisors, Llc for Ubs Financial Services Inc. (registered 2026-05-15)May 20, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Hailey Elizabeth Hagy left Sand Hill Global Advisors, Llc for Morgan Stanley (registered 2025-06-02)May 15, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Emmett M Kelly Garcia left Sand Hill Global Advisors, Llc for Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (registered 2024-08-22)Jul 17, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Madeline Loomis Phillips left Sand Hill Global Advisors, Llc for Smart Investor, Llc (registered 2020-09-09)Mar 11, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
- Sand Hill Global Advisors, Llc reported RAUM $2.7B, up 32% from $2.1B (2019-11-27 to 2020-03-30)Mar 30, 2020 · RAUM change · derived
- Y. Cynthia Lee (Managing Director) no longer on Schedule A of Sand Hill Global Advisors, Llc (listed 2018-10-01, absent 2019-03-28)Mar 28, 2019 · Control person left · inference
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
- Sand Hill Global Advisors, LLC · Private Equityshared crd · intermediary
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
- Business email
- info@sandhillglobaladvisors.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 650-854-9150reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 415-291-9998reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Business phone
- 415-291-9999reportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
- Firm profile
- linkedin.com/company/sand-hill-global-advisorsreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Website
- sandhillglobaladvisors.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
- Principal office phone
- 650-854-9150reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
- Contact form
- sandhillglobaladvisors.com/contact-usreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 15, 2026
Provenance
- Form ADV
- SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Advisors
- IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
- Class
- Independent wealth managerderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
- RAUM per advisor
- $231Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
- Loaded
- Sep 14, 2026