About Connor McKinney
Connor, who is originally from St. Louis, MO, is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, where he received his B.A. in Economics. He initially began his career in the wealth management industry as an undergraduate intern for the person who would eventually become his partner, Matthew Zaft.
Following graduation and after having briefly lived abroad in London and Greece, Connor returned to wealth management and has been advising high-net-worth clients for over a decade. Originally beginning his career with Merrill Lynch in 2010, he and Matt eventually moved their practice to Morgan Stanley in August of 2012. Connor’s primary role within the Zaft/McKinney group is to serve his clients with specific experience in asset allocation and dynamic financial planning, specializing in the portfolio construction of structured products and alternative investments in conjunction with the rest of the team’s areas of expertise. Connor has also earned the designation of Family Wealth Director, which is a highly regarded designation within Morgan Stanley’s Family Office Resource Group and held by fewer than 4% of Morgan Stanley’s Financial Advisors. As a Family Wealth Director, Connor is recognized for his extensive experience serving the diverse and often complex financial needs of multi-generational families. As such, Connor and the team tap an expansive suite of resources that span Family Governance, Family Office Services, Family Wealth Education, Philanthropy Management, Estate Strategies, Trust Services, Insurance, Lifestyle Advisory and Private Banking Lending.
Connor has earned rankings by Forbes as one of America’s “Best-In-State Wealth Advisors” in 2023 and 2024, “Best-In-State Wealth Management Team” in 2024, "Top Next-Gen Advisors" in 2018, "Next Gen Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" in 2019, 2023, and 2024, "Top 500 Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Nationally" in 2020, and one of "America’s Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors" in both 2021 and 2022. In addition, he has been recognized as a "Five Star Investment Professional" from 2019-2023.
While the team continues to be based primarily out of Washington, D.C., Connor co-manages the practice out of the Morgan Stanley offices in New York City, where he and his wife, Meghan, now reside nearby with their daughters, Parker and Ryan, and dog, Bailey.
2023-2024 Forbes America's Top Wealth Advisors & Best-In-State Wealth Advisors
Source: Source: Forbes.com. Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based 12-month time period concluding in June of year prior to the issuance of the award.
2024 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded Jan 2024). Data compiled by Shook Research LLC based on time period from 3/31/22-3/31/23.
2019-2023 Five Star Wealth Manager Award
Source: fivestarprofessional.com (Awarded 2019-2023) The award was determined based on an evaluation process conducted by Five-Star Professional based on objective criteria. The award was not based on a specific time period.
2018-2024 Forbes America’s Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors & Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State (formerly referred to as Forbes America's Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 1,000 Next-Gen Wealth Advisors, Forbes Top 500 Next Generation Wealth Advisors)
Source: Forbes.com (Awarded 2018-2024). Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on 12-month period concluding in Mar of the year the award was issued.
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