Evan Kirkpatrick

Evan Kirkpatrick is the CEO & Chief Investment Strategist of Wendell Charles Financial , a private wealth management firm for high net worth & influential clients. Prior to founding Wendell Charles, Evan began his career at a global Fortune 100 firm & ran the investment division of a boutique wealth management & corporate benefits company. He was a scholarship basketball player at Northwest University & a McDonald’s All-American nominee in high school. In his spare time, Evan serves on the board of a Southern California political organization & is the LA ambassador of the Young Entrepreneur Council, an invite-only community of the world’s top young, entrepreneurs. Evan is also an advisory board member of Two Feet Project, a non-profit aiding & equipping underprivileged youth in Kenya. In addition to being a weekly columnist at Forbes, Evan's work has been featured in media outlets such as Inc., Venture Beat, the Wall Street Journal, & on CBS radio. YFS Magazine lists Evan as one of “10 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs to Watch”.