George Wilbanks
George spent over 20 years building the asset and wealth management practice at Russell Reynolds Associates to an industry leading position before starting his own firm. Earlier he had worked with a venture capital and family office business, Agtek International, and then The Dreyfus Corporation in business development as Assistant to the Chairman. A graduate of Williams College with a degree in Political Philosophy, he subsequently earned his MBA in Marketing at New York University’s Stern Graduate School of Business.
Cristina Junco O'Reilly
Cristina Junco O’Reilly assists Wilbanks Partners with its digital initiatives. She most recently spent 3 years in Operations Support with the e-learning platform, onQ. Prior to that, she had succeeded Carol Karpf as Director of the SaltLight Center and served as Head of Digital Initiatives for Family Promise of Gwinnett County. She began her career as a Lead Instructor in the D. Scott Hudgens Early Education Center at Gwinnett Technical College. Cristina earned a BS in Child & Family Development from the University of Georgia.
Kathleen Rosales Urena
Kathleen Rosales Urena works with Wilbanks Partners on research and business analytics. She has built multiple online e-shops and other creative start-up ventures. She is currently the Product Manager for Cariona, a global provider of eco-friendly menstruation products. She also previously worked as Product Growth Lead for Lumeo Studios. She began her career as a Product Manager and Marketing Lead for Vent, a social network based in Australia. Originally from the Philippines, Kath received a BS in Civil Engineering and a BSBA with a major in Computer Applications and Business Analytics from De La Salle University in Manila, where she also served on the Red Cross Youth Council.
Beverly Love
Beverly worked with George at Russell Reynolds Associates in the asset and wealth management practice. Previously, she worked in the office of the Chief Economist of Morgan Stanley & Company for five years. She earned a Masters from Southern Methodist University and an undergraduate degree from Abilene Christian University. She is also an emerging jugendlich dramatischer soprano with an extensive repertory.
Ashley Rizzo
Ashley Rizzo assists Wilbanks Partners assists research and project management. She most recently worked in the office of the CEO at Contramore Communications. She previously held various arts administration roles with MetroWest Opera, Boston Youth Symphony, and Harvard-Radcliffe orchestras. In 2016, Ashley oversaw communications and public programming for the Art, Culture & Technology program at MIT and was selected to represent the school at the Future Fictions Summit in Reykjavík, Iceland. She began her career as an operatic mezzo soprano and earned Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees from New England Conservatory.
Eric Urena
Eric Urena is a digital entrepreneur, bilingual content producer, and Cisco Certified Network Associate. He assists Wilbanks Partners in all website management, digital marketing and digital security issues. He was a member of the youngest team to receive funding through Startup Chile, a Chilean government seed accelerator, founding Lumeo Studio, which has amassed a total of 1 billion video views across all social media platforms. He previously served as a Content Creator and Social Media Consultant for Futurism, Dose, and Gilded. Eric is a member of the New York University Kairos Society Entrepreneurial Chapter.
Neil Callaghan
Neil has over 20 years experience in the financial services industry and founded SIEN Research. He worked with George at Russell Reynolds Associates for a decade, heading the Asset & Wealth Management research activities. He began his career in research with Wasserstein Perella, and has an undergraduate degree in Economics from Stonehill College and a Masters in Information Sciences from Long Island University/C.W. Post.