About Alan Vorwald
A 20-year wealth management veteran, Alan Vorwald is knowledgeable about all aspects of the investment process, including asset allocation, hedging and collaring, equity and fixed-income management, structured products, and alternative investments.
Alan and his team focus on entrepreneurs and their families. Specifically, they help entrepreneurs by accessing experts in the tax, trust and estate fields, as well as corporate law and investment banking. This team of advisors assists entrepreneurs and their families to grow their businesses in a tax effective manner, and ultimately to sell or transfer the business to the next generation. Subsequently, Alan and his team manage the liquid assets and continue to plan for the next generation. In recognition of his expertise, Alan was recognized on Forbes’ first ever list of America’s Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, from 2018-2026. In 2025, Alan received the Founders Specialist Designation based on his team’s history of connecting Founders to the right resources at the right time, through each stage of their company's evolution and personal wealth journey.
Alan holds a BA from the University of Iowa and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He spent eight years living in cities across Europe, speaks German fluently and played in European basketball leagues. He resides in Highland Park, Texas, with his wife and five children, after having lived in Los Angeles for 21 years. Alan is a member of the Board of Overseers at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
2018-2026 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2018-2026). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
Awards Disclosures: https://www.morganstanley.com/disclosures/awards-disclosure/
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