Joseph Pignatano
Joe is a Partner at Transcend Capital Advisors. Prior to joining Transcend, Joe served as a Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager at Key Private Bank. Previously, he held roles as a Vice President and Financial Consultant at Charles Schwab and as a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Joe is a Board Member […]
Kevin Roman
Director, Instruction Kevin currently serves as the Director of Instruction at Sea Pines Country Club on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Previously, Kevin worked as Director of Instruction at Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Calif.) and Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta, where he was recognized as Georgia PGA Section Teacher of the Year in 2013. […]
Miles Russell
Age: 16 Hometown: Jacksonville Beach, Florida Instagram: @milesrussellgolf Years Playing Golf: 12 Joined Team Transcend: March 2024 Reached the #1-ranking in the Boys AJGA Rankings in the summer of 2023 as a 14-year-old and currently the #90-ranked men’s amateur golfer in the world, Miles made his Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR debuts in 2024 […]
Michael Saul
Michael is a Partner at Transcend Capital Advisors. Prior to joining Transcend, Michael spent over 25 years at Merrill Lynch where he was a Senior Vice President. He focuses on individual bonds, alternative investments and separately managed accounts. He holds the designations of Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA) and Charted Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC). Michael […]
Eric Schwartz
Eric is a Partner at Transcend Capital Advisors. Prior to founding Transcend, Eric was a Senior Vice President at UBS Private Wealth Management and Smith Barney. For more than 25 years, he has been providing comprehensive wealth advisory services to entrepreneurs, private and public technology industry executives and professional athletes. Eric has been recognized by […]
Leigh Shannon
Leigh is a Senior Associate at Transcend Capital Advisors. Prior to joining Transcend, Leigh was an Associate Director at UBS Private Wealth Management. Before UBS, she held similar roles at Smith Barney and RBC. Leigh has been with Transcend since its inception. Leigh attended Carnegie Mellon University.
Ben Shear
Director, Performance Training For more than 25 years, Ben has been widely regarded as one of the golf industry’s leading performance coaches, having worked with numerous PGA TOUR pros including major championship winners. He is currently working with multiple golfers ranked in the top 100 of the World Golf Rankings. He is the Chief Fitness […]
Caleb Surratt
Age: 20 Hometown: Indian Trail, North Carolina Instagram: @calebsurratt1 Years Playing Golf: 15 Joined Team Transcend: July 2022 Caleb played two seasons at the University of Tennessee before joining Legion XIII on the LIV Golf Tour. Notable Highlights: Finished T-13 in his first LIV event at LIV Mayakoba Helped lead Legion XIII to a second […]
Nicholas Swider
Nick is a Director, Finance at Transcend Capital Advisors. Prior to joining Transcend, Nick worked as a Fund Controller, Manager and Associate Fund Controller at Carta. Before Carta, he worked as a Senior Fund Accountant at SEI Investments. Nick holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Rutgers University.
Richard Swift
Rich is a Partner at Transcend Capital Advisors. Prior to joining Transcend, Rich was the portfolio manager of a long-short multi-sector equities hedge fund at Mariner Investment Group. Prior to his time at Mariner, he was a co-founder and portfolio manager at Stadia Capital which was acquired by Morgan Stanley. Previously, Rich worked as a […]
