Michael Capelle, MBA
Senior Vice President, Investment Management
Mr. Capelle is responsible for United Capital's investment platform and is the chairperson of the Investment Committee. In these roles he oversees portfolio development, manager review, and investment operations.
Prior to joining United Capital, Mr. Capelle worked in private asset management performing investment management and financial planning services. Prior to 2000, Mr. Capelle worked at Intel Corporation for 10 years where he held various management positions within business planning, operations, and engineering.
Mr. Capelle earned an MBA at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he also graduated with an MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He has a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois, and has passed the NASAA Series 65 Investment Adviser Law exam.
David L. Hallman, CFA®
Vice President, Director of Research
Investment Management
Mr. Hallman is responsible for performing overall investment research at United Capital Investment Advisers, Inc., (UCFA) and is a member of UCFA’s Investment Committee. In these roles he develops and maintains UCFA’s portfolios and investment strategies including the initial and ongoing due diligence, selection, and replacement of investment managers. Mr. Hallman directs the Regular and Core Investment Committee meetings and is responsible for the agendas for both meetings. In addition, he is responsible for the Individual Bond Ladder Management at United Capital. Also, he participates in the drafting of the United Capital Quarterly Letter and writes the Weekly Talking Points for the United Capital Regional Offices.
Prior to joining UCFA, Mr. Hallman worked for several firms as a portfolio manager in both equity and fixed income management and research. He has extensive experience in asset allocation modeling and over twenty-six years in investment management experience.
Mr. Hallman earned a BBA and MBA at the University of Texas at Austin and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation.
Andrew Lin
Director of Investment Operations
Investment Management
Andrew oversees the Investment Operations of United Capital Financial Advisers. He focuses on strategic development of United Capital back office resources and the tactical needs of our nationwide network of advisers.
Andrew began his career in the financial industry as an Analyst at Signature Estate and Investment Advisors Inc., a Los Angeles based boutique registered investment adviser of 8 planners managing over 1.2 billion in assets (as of late 2006). He has worked with high net worth clients; creating client proposals, investment models and advisor marketing materials. During his tenure at Signature he managed the back office, trade desk, and client reporting for the firm.
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles.
He holds the CMFC (Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor) designation from the College for Financial Planning, as well as FINRA Series 7 and Series 66.
Andrew is an avid motorcyclist.
Kinnery Patel
Account Maintenance Associate
Investment Management
Kinnery performs daily account maintenance including transfer of assets, collecting asset management fees, preparing quarterly reports and Portfolio Center maintenance. She was instrumental in creating the UCFA account service and maintenance department.
Kinnery holds a B.A. in International Studies and a Minor in Management from the University of California, Irvine.
She enjoys traveling, photography, marine life conservation and outdoor recreational activities.
Richard Campbell Johnston-Nott III
Trading Associate
Richard is responsible for the daily account trading and processing, reconciliation of account holdings, account rebalancing and money movement. He was formerly a member of the technology department.
Richard holds B.A. Degrees in Economics and Sociology from the University of California, Irvine.
Richard enjoys following the consumer technology industry.
Shahob Ariazand
Associate Research Analyst
Shahob works with the Research, Centralization, and the Operations team. He is a recent graduate from the University of California Berkeley with a BA in Economics. Shahob is a sports enthusiast and enjoys snowboarding and playing golf in his spare time.