Michael has over 30 years of experience strategically building, buying, growing, and managing wealth management businesses. He also has a strong passion for providing individuals, businesses, and families with financial advice and solutions for today and for subsequent generations.

During most of that time, he led finance management functions for Wells Fargo’s fully-integrated wealth management business serving affluent and high net worth individuals across the U.S. with brokerage, investment management, trust, and private banking services. Since 2008, and the turbulent times and extraordinary growth that followed, Michael held divisional CFO roles in Wells Fargo’s Wealth Management unit, including The Private Bank.

He attended Southwestern University, played baseball and graduated with a BA in Business (concentration in Finance and minor in Spanish) in 1993. He lives with his family in Lafayette, CA, and enjoys doing board work for his alma mater in Texas where his only daughter is now a thriving student. After retiring from Wells Fargo in 2022, he thoroughly enjoyed traveling experiencing the beauty of our country, reconnecting with family and friends, cheering on his favorite sports teams, and preparing for his next chapter with Ashton Thomas Private Wealth.

Investment Advisory services are provided by affiliated entities, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC (“ATPW”) and Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC (“ATS”), SEC-registered investment advisers. Securities are offered through Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC, a registered broker/dealer and Member of FINRA/SIPC.