Welcome to the St. Louis Market!

Our Team at Morgan Stanley St. Louis Branch

About Jay Allison

Jay is an Executive Director and Market Manager for the St. Louis market that includes branches in Clayton, Chesterfield, and Edwardsville, IL. In total, the St. Louis market represents over 150 employees, $22Bn in Assets Under Management as of October, 30, 2004, and a broad array of businesses including Private Wealth Management, Wealth Management, Institutional Consulting Solutions and Morgan Stanley Family Office.

Since 2012, Jay has held multiple leadership positions at Morgan Stanley. Jay joined the firm as a financial advisor in the Kansas City market, after spending 6 years in executive recruiting for the life sciences industry. During his time as a Financial Advisor, he was named to the Pacesetter’s Club in 2014. In 2015, Jay stepped into the Business Development Manager role covering the Kansas City and Iowa/Nebraska markets. In 2017, Jay and his family moved to Dallas, TX to start his new assignment as the Central Region Senior Business Development Manager. In March 2020, Jay was announced as the Central Region Sales Manager. In February 2023, Jay joined Morgan Stanley’s Corporate and Institutional Solutions group to assist Morgan Stanley at Work in building out their retirement plan participant engagement program.

Jay received his BBA in Management from Fort Hays State University where he attended on a football scholarship, an MBA from the University of Kansas, and the CPWA® certification. Jay and his wife Lauren have three sons: James, Charlie, and William.

About Emily Kanefield

Emily is a Senior Vice President and Branch Manager within the St. Louis market, overseeing the Chesterfield, Missouri and Edwardsville, Illinois branches.

Emily began her career in Financial Services after graduating from the business school at Emory University with a degree in Business Administration and a minor in Dance. Emily started her career in 2008 in the Graduate Training Program with UBS Financial Services and held various roles throughout the headquarters in New York City. She returned home to St. Louis in 2012 where she served as the Complex Operations Manager and then the Associate Complex Manager for the Kansas Missouri Complex of UBS. In 2017, Emily joined Morgan Stanley as the Branch Manager in Chesterfield, Missouri and eventually including Edwardsville, Illinois.

Emily’s greatest passion lies in raising and nurturing her family, skills and commitment she extends to the advisors and teams she works with at Morgan Stanley. Emily and her husband Neil live in University City with their four amazing children, Leah, Davi, Miriam and Mendy. Emily is a runner, reader and passionate about education. She serves on the board of the Clayton Education Foundation.

About Deon Pohlmann

Deon began her career in 2004 as a financial advisor for Edward Jones. After 7 years in the field, she transitioned into the home office as a field supervision director where she helped advisors incorporate compliance into their day to day operations. In 2019, she transitioned to Morgan Stanley where she is now the Risk Officer for the Clayton location. Deon has a passion for collaborating with teams and guiding financial advisors through the ever changing compliance and risk landscape to assure we are keeping our clients at the forefront of everything we do. Outside of work, she loves spending time outdoors with her daughter and crazy Belgian Malinois.

About Trisha Petroskus

Trisha Petroskus started in the industry over 25 years ago working in the home office, specifically, Operations and Compliance. She joined the Morgan Stanley Team in 2023 and is enjoying working with the field and the clients. Outside of work, Trisha has picked up the trend of pickleball. You will also find her either at the soccer or baseball fields or reading a book by the pool.

About Joe Saadi

Joseph Saadi is a Regional Trust Specialist for Morgan Stanley. Within the Trust Services Group, Joe is responsible for delivering the “Open Architecture” trustee platform, which consists of several unaffiliated third-party trust companies who serve in a fiduciary, agency or custodial role for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth families. Joe and the Trust Services Group help Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors, clients, prospects and the professional community understand the corporate trustee services available through Morgan Stanley and how their corporate trustee partners provide fiduciary services to clients. The process involves reviewing trust documents and statements as well as analyzing family dynamics. Joe then uses this information to help clients select one or more of Morgan Stanley’s corporate trustee partners to serve as trustee, co-trustee or administrative agent for client trust accounts.

Prior to joining the firm, Joe’s 30 years of legal and comprehensive wealth planning experience include positions as Managing Director at TIAA Trust Company, Market Trust Director at JP Morgan Trust Company, Trust & Estate Specialist at Merrill Lynch Trust Company, and District Attorney General at the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

Joe obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from John Carroll University and his Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Joe is a member of the State Bar of Ohio and holds his Series 7 and 66 licenses.

About Sarah Ott

Sarah Ott, CFP®, CPWA® is a Vice President and Financial Planning Director serving Morgan Stanley’s Wealth Management offices in the Midwest Market. She is responsible for advanced planning consultations and coaching.

Sarah began her career in Financial Services in 2014 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2022. Prior to her current position, she was a Financial Advisor and Director of Financial Planning Operations at Thrivent Financial.

Sarah graduated from Saint Louis University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Entrepreneurship. She holds her Certified Financial Planner® and Certified Private Wealth Advisor® designations. Outside of work, Sarah enjoys traveling with her family, trying new restaurants, and attending concerts and sporting events.

About Lauren Hubert

Lauren Hubert is an Executive Director within Morgan Stanley Family Office (MSFO) and Client Management Lead. Lauren focuses on delivering an extensive range of financial and administrative solutions to address the needs of Family Offices and deliver the breadth of Morgan Stanley. Prior to her role on the MSFO team, Lauren spent 11 years in Institutional Securities at Morgan Stanley where she worked on the FX Sales desk. Lauren covered many of the firm’s largest institutional relationships across asset managers and hedge funds. Lauren received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and an MBA from Columbia University.

About Rick Effer

Rick is an experienced senior level executive of sales & business development, marketing & brand strategy, and operations with thirty-six years of demonstrated success in the Financial Services and Consumer Package Goods industries.

As an Executive Director and Insured Solutions Director with Morgan Stanley, Rick is a subject matter expert for annuity, life insurance, property & casualty, long-term care, disability, private placements, structured settlements and captive insurance strategies, and supports financial advisors to manage mass affluent, high net worth and ultra-high net worth client risks.

Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Rick was a senior partner with a 100 year old, self-clearing broker dealer. Before that, he "carried the bag" as a wholesaler with The Hartford and Sun Life Financial.

Rick's working career started with a fifteen year stint at Anheuser-Busch, where he held a variety of senior positions within the sales and marketing organization.

Rick holds an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Notre Dame and a Master’s in Business Administration from Washington University. He lives in St. Louis with his wife, Diane, and their three children.

About Julia Franz

Julia Franz’s primary role as Planning Analyst is working with ultra-high net worth Financial Advisors to create comprehensive wealth plans for their high-net worth clients. Prior to joining the Chicago Wealth Planning Center in 2011, Julia was a senior investment analyst for Northwestern Mutual Investment Services and senior case design analyst for New Century Planners.

Julia graduated from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Science degree, with a major in Market Research and minors in
Economics and Finance. She is currently pursuing the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM designation.

About Greg Cole

Greg Cole is a Private Banker serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in Missouri.

Private Bankers partner with Financial Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing clients’ cash flow, liquidity and financing needs, leveraging our comprehensive suite of cash management and lending solutions.

Greg began his career in financial services in 1999, and joined Morgan Stanley in 2011. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Regional Banking Consultant at Wells Fargo Advisors. Greg has also served as an Area Manager with JP Morgan Chase and was a Senior Mortgage Consultant in the Smith Barney division at CitiMortgage.

Greg is a graduate of Rockhurst University and he and his family currently reside in O’Fallon, Missouri. Outside of the office, Greg enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

About Brian Eichholz

Brian Eichholz is an Ultra High Net Worth Specialist serving Morgan Stanley Wealth Management offices in the Mid America Region.

Ultra-High Net Worth (UHNW) Specialists partner with Private Bankers, Financial Advisors, and Private Wealth Advisors to develop a specialized approach for managing cash flow, liquidity, and financing needs for the unique structure of UHNW clients.
Brian began his career in financial services in 2003 and joined Morgan Stanley in 2016 as an Associate Region Manager. Prior to joining the firm, Brian held multiple management roles at Bank of America Merrill, including Market Executive for the Mid-America Region, Central Southeast Division Sales Performance Manager, and Midwest Region Manager.

Brian is a graduate of Truman State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. He lives in Wildwood, Missouri with his family. Outside of the office, Brian enjoys golf and watching his kids play sports.

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