Kris Emick joined Cambridge in 2014 and has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. In his role, Emick leads the Succession and Acquisition Solutions department while working with leadership to develop proactive guidance and service to financial professionals looking to execute a merger, acquisition, or consolidating move. He is also involved in all aspects of merger and acquisition activity at Cambridge, including valuation, negotiating, underwriting, lending, and loan administration. Emick previously worked as a financial advisor, successfully starting the investment program for a privately held bank. Additionally, he worked in commercial and retail banking with Wells Fargo Financial and US Bank in the areas of relationship management, product development, and management. Emick earned a Bachelor of Science degree in information systems with an emphasis in accounting from Drake University. He holds the FINRA Series 6, 7, and 66 licenses.

Mark Bruno is Managing Director, Wealth Management at Informa Connect. In his role, Mr. Bruno leads the company’s Wealth Management media and event properties, which currently consists of WealthManagement.com, Inside ETFs, and Inside WealthStack. He is also charged with driving several innovative new community and advisor-based initiatives, including the launch of the new RIA Edge podcast, event, and webcast series.