Mr. Whalen, Executive Vice President and Senior Consultant, joined Wurts & Associates in 2002. Mr. Whalen serves primarily to provide high quality strategic investment advice and ensure his clients meet their long-term investment objectives. Mr. Whalen is a Wurts & Associates shareholder and a key member of the Wurts & Associates leadership team; he sits on the Management Committee and oversees the Los Angeles consulting staff. Prior to joining Wurts & Associates, Mr. Whalen built a distinguished career in management consulting with McKinsey & Company and Ernst & Young, where he led corporate and public sector institutions to increase efficiency and improve operational performance. Through his vast experience working with multiple stakeholders across industries, Mr. Whalen has honed his ability to drive effective decision-making, often in challenging environments.

Mr. Whalen is a recognized speaker at industry conferences, where he has presented on a broad range of investment topics including asset allocation, alternative investing, investment manager oversight, attaining operational efficiencies in investment programs, the challenges and potential benefits of dynamic asset allocation, and the importance of maintaining a long-term perspective.

Mr. Whalen received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Wake Forest University and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Southern California. He is a recipient of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Los Angeles.