Mark A. Stevens, CFA, CFP
President, Chief Investment Officer

As President and Chief Investment Officer of ATFinancial Advisors, Mark is responsible for guiding the activity of the firm, including the development of investment strategies, products and services.  Mark chairs the ATFinancial Advisors investment committee and is active in the daily management of the ATManaged Securities Portfolios.  He is a member of ATFinancial Advisor’s Board of Directors and remains the Chief Investment Officer for American Trust, an affiliate of ATFinancial Advisors, and is a member of American Trust’s senior management group. 

Mark has over 20 years of experience developing hybrid platforms that include both proprietary investment solutions and multi-style portfolios.  Mark has spent numerous years building and managing composite and common/collective fund strategies in the fixed income, large cap, and mid cap asset classes.  He has also been responsible for leading the development and execution of actively managed, multi-disciplined model strategies since 1993.  Prior to ATFinancial Advisors, he was a Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer with Country Club Bank, a multi-state financial institution providing wealth management services in Kansas City.  Previous to Country Club, Mark was Vice President and Senior Investment Officer of the wealth management division of Iowa National Bankshares. 

Mark holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Iowa State University, Ames, IA.  He has obtained the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designations.  Mark is a member of the CFA Institute and the Madison Investment Society.

WADE M. JOHNSON
Second Vice President

As Second Vice President, Wade is responsible for the implementation and management of ATFinancial Advisor’s service model for clients and financial partners.  Additionally, he is charged with conducting the due diligence process for our mutual fund and third party manager model research.  Wade is also a member of ATFinancial Advisor’s Investment Committee.

Prior to joining ATFinancial Advisors, Wade led the individual retirement planning and investment strategy development for $1.2 billion in assets as Director of Key Accounts for Prudential Retirement.  He was an active member of Prudential’s Client Service Advisory Board and was integral in the development and implementation of a decentralized model for bringing investment advisory services to clients.  Prior to Prudential, Wade spent several years as an investment advisor with American Express Financial Advisors.

Wade graduated magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin - Stout, where he was inducted into Sigma Beta Delta, the international honor society for academic excellence in business, management, and administration.  He currently holds the series 7 and 66 securities licenses.

TIM W. RETZ, LUTCF
Vice President

As Vice President, Tim is responsible for all aspects of marketing and distribution of our investment management products through our network of third party financial professionals.  He is leading our efforts to expand and cultivate relationships with qualified Investment Advisors and Broker-Dealers.  Tim is also a member of ATFinancial Advisor’s Investment Committee.

Tim presently serves as president of the Board for the Des Moines Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors; is a member of the Financial Planning Association; and serves on the Board for the Iowa Donor Network.

Prior to joining ATFinancial Advisors, Tim spent seven years recruiting Investment Advisors and Registered Representatives to several major broker-dealers, including Equitable of Iowa and Broker Dealer Financial Services.  He also worked for several years as an independent registered representative.

Tim received his B.S. Degree in Agri-Business from Iowa State University with a minor in Economics.  He is an inaugural graduate of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors “Leadership in Life Institute”.  He also holds the series 6, 7, 63, 24, and 65 securities licenses. 

JEREMY L. BLAIR, CFA
Vice President & Portfolio Manager

As Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Jeremy co-manages the ATManaged Equity Portfolios with a particular focus on our large cap mandate.  His investment analysis and management style directly correlate to his proven track record of solid performance relative to the S&P 500 index.  Jeremy is also responsible for the portfolio development and management of our clients’ individual accounts and is a member of ATFinancial Advisor’s Investment Committee.

Jeremy garners over 13 years of investment analysis and portfolio management experience.  Prior to joining ATFinancial Advisors, he was a Portfolio Manager for First Midwest Bank.  There he chaired the Trust Investment Committee and managed $2.5 billion in assets, outperforming the S&P 500 index for 6 consecutive years.  Prior to that he was a Portfolio Manager and Investment Analyst with Allstate, where he co-managed Allstate’s $7 billion variable annuity portfolio and managed the portfolios of several large institutional clients.  Jeremy began his investment career in 1994 conducting fundamental equity analysis in the transportation, consumer discretionary, and financials sectors as an Investment Analyst with Merrill Lynch.

He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance as well as an MBA from North Central College in Naperville, IL.  Jeremy has obtained the coveted Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Madison.

EUGENE (GENE) E. HAYERTZ
Vice President- Fixed Income

As Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Gene is responsible for managing the ATManaged Fixed Income Portfolios and is in charge of the development and maintenance of individual client fixed income portfolios as well.  Because of his vast knowledge of the fixed income markets, Gene is a member of ATFinancial Advisor’s Investment Committee and also chairs the Asset-Liability and Investment Committee for our affiliate, American Trust & Savings Bank.

Upon his release from active duty in the United States Army, Gene joined American Trust & Savings Bank in 1971.  Over the last 37 years, Gene has managed fixed income portfolios for both large institutional clients as well as high net worth clients, with a focus on short-duration and intermediate term bond management.  He garners extensive experience researching, managing, and trading both taxable and tax-exempt securities and has managed the American Trust intermediate bond fund since 2004. 

Gene received his B.A. in Business Administration from St. Mary’s University in Winona, MN.  He went on to graduate from the Wisconsin Graduate School of Banking.  Gene also presently holds his Series 65 securities license.

SCOTT J. STEFFEN
Investment Officer

As Investment Officer, Scott oversees ATFinancial Advisor’s team of Investment Specialists and manages the day to day activities of investment accounting and reconciliation, performance reporting, and trading operations.  He is also responsible for the implementation and ongoing development of ATFinancial Advisor’s compliance program for our employees as well as third party investment advisor representatives.  Additionally, Scott is a member of ATFinancial Advisor’s Investment Committee.

Scott brings over 13 years of client service and compliance experience to ATFinancial Advisors.  Prior to joining our firm, he managed 30 executive level client relationships for Prudential Retirement and was accountable for the daily operations of his clients’ institutional retirement plan assets.  Additionally, he was integral in the execution of a compliance program for Prudential’s Dubuque, IA location which included the development and implementation of policies and procedures for compliance with FINRA and SEC regulation, communication of policy and regulation change to its registered representatives, review of client/rep. correspondence, and preparation for annual compliance audits. 

Scott received his B.A. in Business Administration from Clarke College in Dubuque, IA.  He also currently holds the Series 7, 24, and 66 securities licenses.