Ryan Fause

With more than three decades of investment industry experience, Ryan Fause serves as Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager at Pinnacle Associates Ltd., an SEC-registered investment advisor and private asset management firm. He is also a Partner, Principal, and Portfolio Manager at Withum Wealth Management, a strategic joint venture between WithumSmith+Brown and Pinnacle Associates.

In these roles, Mr. Fause is responsible for the design, implementation, and ongoing management of customized discretionary investment strategies for high-net-worth and ultra high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, trusts, and institutional clients. He develops tailored portfolio solutions aligned with each client’s long-term objectives, risk parameters, and liquidity needs, and maintains direct oversight of investment selection and asset allocation decisions across private client accounts.

In addition to his portfolio management responsibilities, Mr. Fause plays a key leadership role in institutional and intermediary channel development, new product innovation, and strategic client engagement initiatives, helping to expand the firm’s platform and deepen long-term client relationships.

Mr. Fause joined Pinnacle Associates in 2002 as a Research Analyst following his tenure as a Senior Investment Specialist at Charles Schwab & Co.. Earlier in his career, he held investment advisory roles at Morgan Stanley, where he constructed and managed portfolios for high-net-worth and institutional clients, and at First Union Bank, providing comprehensive portfolio management services in a similar capacity.

He earned a Master of Science in Finance from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Rowan University School of Business. He also holds the BCS designation from the Institute of Business & Finance and maintains the Series 65 license.

Pinnacle Associates Ltd. is one of the nation’s largest independent registered investment advisors, providing discretionary, fee-only asset management services to individual and institutional investors.