People
Our people arrive at Parallel from different places, with different backgrounds and experiences.
Some of us expatriated from traditional wirehouses, seeking a better deal for clients, one free from the conflicts of interest of the broker-dealer business model.
Some of us had our own small practices but opted to join forces with a larger firm offering support and resources unavailable to us as solo practitioners.
A few of us are determinedly rising through the ranks, from reception, to operations, to paraplanner, to advisor, gaining valuable experience and knowledge at each step.
And last but not least, our crack Operations, Planning, and Tax teams, the best in the business, taking care of even the tiniest details to ensure your client experience is a happy one.
Every one of us has a story to tell and knowledge and experience to share.
This is what gives us our superpower — call it “hybrid strength” — the combination of traits that make the firm greater than the sum of its parts.
CJ Rendic, MBA®
CJ Rendic
Founder & Principal | CEO
San Francisco
Parallel Prime Mover. Seafarer. Student of Life.
Jake Schutt
Jake Schutt
Principal | Chief Technology Officer
San Francisco
Parallel Tech Titan. Artist. Yes to Adventure.
Diane Gabianelli, MBA®
Diane Gabianelli
Principal | Chief Financial Officer
San Francisco
Chief Plate Spinner. Seeker. Avid Biker-Hiker.
Sangeetha Srinivasan
Sangeetha Srinivasan
Principal | Chief Compliance Officer
San Francisco
Intrepid Voyager. Risk Maven. Lifelong Padawan.
Rick Ashburn, CFA®
Rick Ashburn
Principal
San Francisco
Tax Puzzle Solver. Ultra Runner. Inveterate Tinkerer.
Kristin Atchison
Kristin Atchison
Principal | Head of Mergers & Acquisitions
Adventure Sports. Storyteller. Outside-in Thinker.
Mark Baker
Mark Baker
Firm Development Principal
San Francisco
Radically Inquisitive. Sports Nut. Blessed.
Amy Barker, CFA®, CFP®, CDFA®
Amy Barker
Principal
Dayton
Solutions Specialist. Finance Finesser. Martial Artist.
Jason Beccaris
Jason Beccaris
Principal
San Francisco
Planning Obsessed. No Time for Sleep. Skiing & Mountain Biking Nut.
Stacey Blalock
Stacey Blalock
Principal | Director of M&A Integration
San Francisco
Bike Commuter. Globetrotter. Live Music Aficionado.
Annie Boschetti, MBA®, PHR®
Annie Boschetti
Principal | Head of People
San Francisco
Dog Mom. Fitness Enthusiast. Avid Baker.
William Clements
William Clements
Principal
San Francisco
Fiduciary. Experienced Investor. Consigliere.
Stephanie Cooper, CFP®
Stephanie Cooper
Principal
San Francisco
Fun Initiator. Go Getter. They Call Me Scoop.
Donald Cuppy
Donald Cuppy
Principal
Scottsdale
Wordsmith. Strategic thinker. Parrothead.
Mark Fiedler
Mark Fiedler
Managing Principal
Scottsdale
Person of Faith. Optimistic Realist. Family Man.
Kipp Goll
Knud Gotterup, AAMS®, AIF®
Knud Gotterup
Principal
San Francisco
Retirement Planologist. Compassionate Viking. Equality Champion.
Lucas Hatch
Lucas Hatch
Principal
San Francisco
Sporty dad. Juggling Connoisseur. Financial Therapist.
Rob Henrich, CFA®, CFP®
Rob Henrich
Principal
Dayton
Orangetheorist. National Park Nut. Wealth Maximizer.