Daniel L. Erben

On April 12, 1853, the New York State legislature passed a bill chartering the United States Trust Co. of New York with the mission of serving as manager, executor and trustee of personal and corporate funds. They opened for business in New York City in August of that year. US Trust has divisions in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Oregon, California, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The firm also owns Campbell Cowperthwait, which manages growth-oriented portfolios for U.S. Trust's institutional clients.

Family Management Corp. (FMC) is a privately held, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Seymour Zises and Andrea Tessler in 1989. FMC provides investment advice to individuals, families, private funds, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, or charitable organizations and corporations or business entities.