Mark Ghafari, MBA, CPWA®

Partner

Mark works with entrepreneurs, families, and institutions to manage their wealth through fiduciary-based financial planning and investment management.

Prior to his over ten years in wealth management, he was a professional basketball player in Lebanon and played in tournaments across Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Mark is also currently active on the board of DWH, a tribal-owned consulting firm headquartered in Michigan. He previously served on board of trustees of Kalamazoo College and on the advisory council of CAIS, one of the largest alternative investment platforms for financial advisors in the world headquartered in New York.

Mark earned his MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan with a concentration in finance and entrepreneurship.

He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Kalamazoo College, where he was a three-time captain of the basketball team and two-time Academic All-American.

Mark holds the Certified Private Wealth Advisor® certification, administered by the Investments & Wealth Institute and taught in conjunction with The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Mark and his wife, Caitlin, and son, Casey, enjoy traveling, watching Detroit sporting events, eating great food, and spending time with their extended families.