Americana Partners, a Houston-based registered investment advisory firm, says it has hired an industry veteran who had spent three decades at Morgan Stanley.
Ex-Morgan Stanley Veteran Exec Joins Texas RIA
Americana Partners Names Ronald Thacker As President
Americana Partners, a $3.5 billion Houston-based independent registered investment advisor affiliated with Dynasty Financial Partners in St. Petersburg, Fla., has appointed Ronald E. Thacker as president, the company announced today in a news release.
For three decades, Thacker worked in numerous leadership roles at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, where he directed more than 2,000 financial advisors across 13 states before leaving in 2020.
Former Morgan Stanley executive reunites with top-producing $4B breakaway team
Financial advisor Jason Fertitta hadn’t spoken with his former supervisor at Morgan Stanley since he resigned to open a multi-billion-dollar RIA in 2019.
But that changed about six months ago, when Fertitta drove to pick up Ron Thacker, take him out to breakfast and discuss why they should work together again.
Who’s Moving Where In Wealth Management? – Americana Partners
Breakaway wealth manager Americana Partners has appointed former senior Morgan Stanley figure Ronald E Thacker as president. Based in Austin, Texas, he will report to chief executive Jason Fertitta.
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Thacker Joins Texas RIA Americana Partners as President
Morgan Stanley Veteran Joins $3.5 Billion Wealth Firm in Texas
- Ronald Thacker will be president of Jason Fertitta’s Americana
- Thacker was once the boss and mentor of Americana’s CEO