Our Team at Morgan Stanley San Diego Market

About David H. Bigler

David Bigler is a Managing Director who serves as the Market Executive for the San Diego Market of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. The business consists of seven branches, including Downtown San Diego, La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe, Rancho Bernardo, UTC, Carlsbad and La Mesa. With 20+ years of wealth management and leadership experience, David oversees approximately 200 Financial Advisors who manage more than $40 billion in client assets.

David is proud at how well his management team, first-class Financial Advisors, and support professionals all embody the firm’s “client first” culture. Their collective mission is to deliver the global resources of a Wall Street powerhouse in a streamlined fashion to help clients achieve their financial goals and realize their dreams. As a former successful Financial Advisor, David truly understands the importance of placing clients’ demands as the top priority. He believes that the best formula to serve clients with excellence is to empower his Financial Advisors, be extraordinarily responsive to their needs, and keep the greenlight in the “go” position as much as possible.

David grew up in Miami Beach, Florida. A first generation American, his parents were immigrants from two different worlds, religions, and cultures. After earning his Bachelor’s in Business from Pace University in Manhattan, he received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Business at Northwestern University. David’s diverse background as well as his humble beginnings have connected him with a rich variety of people on a deeper level, driving him to prioritize helping others and paving the way to a very fulfilling career. He currently lives in Coronado, California with his wife, Catherine, and their two children.

About Kaitlyn Alvino Ellis

Kaitlyn Alvino Ellis, Associate Market Manager for the Morgan Stanley San Diego Market, brings industrywide knowledge and experience to the local market. Kaitlyn’s focus is helping her Financial Advisors and their Teams manage and grow their practices to achieve meaningful success and serve their clients with excellence. Her international education and experience give her a global perspective on finance and culture – an important skill in the San Diego area which is home to a vibrant international business community, where interaction with people from all cultures and an understanding of global finance and economics is paramount.

Prior to Morgan Stanley, Kaitlyn spent 8 years at UBS Wealth Management where she held increasingly responsible roles including Senior Business Strategist to the Chief Administrative Officer, Advisory Investment Specialist within the Chief Investment Office where she helped Advisors to construct, implement and monitor advice-based investment solutions, and most recently, as the Associate Market Executive for the UBS Southern California Market.

Kaitlyn earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Bucknell University and a Masters in Finance degree, as a Merit Scholar, from London Business School. Kaitlyn and her husband Chris recently relocated from London and share a black and tan Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, George. They live in the Little Italy neighborhood of San Diego.

Kaitlyn holds her Series 7, 9, 10, and 66 securities licenses with FINRA.

About Richard Martinez

Richard “Ricky” Martinez is the Senior Risk Officer for the San Diego Market of Morgan Stanley. Ricky has over 30 years of wealth management and financial services experience with Charles Schwab, American Express, Intuit and Morgan Stanley. In that time Ricky has held several management and leadership roles in client service, operations, trading, product management, and risk management. He has been a risk manager for 14 years with Morgan Stanley and the current Senior Risk Officer in San Diego for the last 8 years. He manages a team of five risk officers overseeing 7 branches in San Diego county. The San Diego risk team works with financial advisors, service managers, branch managers and clients to mitigate risk for clients and the firm across our platform. Ricky holds a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute.

About Jolene Weston

Jolene Weston is the Market Business Service Officer for the San Diego Market at Morgan Stanley. She began her career in financial services at a San Diego-based hedge fund before joining Morgan Stanley in 2010 as a Client Service Associate. She spent several years in that role before transitioning to management as a Business Service Manager prior to accepting her current role. Jolene oversees all service and operations for the seven branches across the San Diego market and loves helping Advisors strengthen and grow their business through excellent client service. Jolene earned her Bachelors in Finance and Masters in Marketing from San Diego State University. She resides in downtown San Diego and spends her free time running, travelling and enjoying live music.

About Sean Reynolds

Sean Reynolds serves as the San Diego Market Business Development Manager whose primary focus is to help our Financial Advisors do more for their clients by connecting them with the right tools and resources of a world class investment firm. As part of the Regional Sales Group, Sean is responsible for driving revenue growth, executing strategic and tactical initiatives, providing ongoing thought leadership, and coordinating efforts around local, regional, and national initiatives.

His career at Morgan Stanley began in 2016 as a Wealth Associate Advisor and most recently as a successful Financial Advisor. A native of San Diego, Sean has a true passion to help the people in the community achieve personal and professional success. Sean’s fiancé is a Navy surgeon, and his father was a Top-Gun Navy pilot, both of which make him especially proud of the strong relationship the San Diego Market has built with members of the military as well as their families.

Sean earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oregon. In his spare time he enjoys golf, travel and sporting events.

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Branch Address

6041 La Flecha
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
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Branch:
(858) 756-3765(858) 756-3765
Toll-Free:
(800) 755-3765(800) 755-3765
Fax:
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Branch Manager

Justin T. Steers
Phone:
(858) 613-8181(858) 613-8181
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Branch Address

16644 West Bernardo Dr
Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92127
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Toll-Free:
(800) 675-9540(800) 675-9540
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(858) 674-4844(858) 674-4844

Branch Manager

Amber Smith
Phone:
(858) 674-3931(858) 674-3931
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Branch Address

1111 Prospect Street
La Jolla, CA 92037
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Branch:
(858) 729-5000(858) 729-5000
Toll-Free:
(800) 473-2331(800) 473-2331
Fax:
(858) 551-5907(858) 551-5907

Branch Manager

Joseph Campano
Phone:
(858) 729-5050(858) 729-5050
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Branch Address

101 W Broadway
Ste 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
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Branch:
(619) 236-1331(619) 236-1331
Toll-Free:
(800) 729-2900(800) 729-2900
Fax:
(619) 235-9313(619) 235-9313

Branch Manager

David Bigler
Phone:
(619) 544-6500(619) 544-6500
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Branch Address

4350 La Jolla Village Dr
Ste 1000
San Diego, CA 92122
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Branch:
(858) 597-7777(858) 597-7777
Toll-Free:
(800) 821-4593(800) 821-4593
Fax:
(858) 597-0455(858) 597-0455

Branch Manager

Dave Smith
Phone:
(858) 597-7706(858) 597-7706
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Branch Address

5796 Armada Drive
Suite 200
Carlsbad, CA 92008
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Branch:
(760) 931-4600(760) 931-4600
Toll-Free:
(800) 676-0460(800) 676-0460
Fax:
(760) 931-4647(760) 931-4647

Branch Manager

Glenn Mazzone
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Branch Address

101 W Broadway
Ste 1800
San Diego, CA 92101
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Branch:
(619) 236-1331(619) 236-1331
Toll-Free:
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Fax:
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David Bigler
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