Founder

Inner Circle Platinum Advisors and its parent company Inner Circle Advisors were founded by John P. Gambino.

John is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ^TM professional, and has been practicing financial planning since December of 2003. Before starting Inner Circle Advisors LLC, John worked for four years in research and consulting doing mathematical modeling and optimization before moving on to Wall Street, where he worked analyzing equities and performing portfolio allocation for a hedge fund. He eventually left Wall Street believing that the hidden fees charged by firms violated the fiduciary duty of advisors and decided to start a firm that would truly serve the interests of its clients.

John graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and a concentration in Writing. His coursework also included courses in micro and macro economics. He obtained a Masters Degree from MIT eighteen months later in Environmental Engineering, specializing in Coastal Engineering and published a thesis on Coastal Beach Erosion.

John Gambino received his CFP^® Professional designation in 2005. In order to qualify to become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^TM Professional (CFP^®) a candidate must complete an approved one-year educational curriculum and pass a two-day ten hour exam covering five different financial planning areas, have at least three years experience in the field and agree to a Code of Ethics. In order to maintain certification, a candidate must complete 30 hours of continuing education every 2 years including a Code of Ethics course and must adhere to the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER BOARD OF STANDARDS' Code of Ethics.

John has three children (ages 11, 8, and 5) and can relate to the financial challenges faced by young parents.