Ethan Collins is a Managing Director and Partner at Hightower. Prior to Hightower, Ethan served for 13 years in several senior management and wealth management positions at Merrill Lynch. Preceding his career in financial services, he served his country as a senior officer in the United States Army for 20 years.

Ethan's experience in wealth management includes servicing the financial needs of affluent families, individual clients, businesses and nonprofit organizations. A detailed approach to identifying, tracking, and helping achieve his clients' financial goals is what Ethan believes, sets him and his team far apart from others. Ethan is well recognized in the industry for his talents, and was most recently selected by Barron's as one of the Top Diverse Financial Advisors in the country in 2014.

Ethan holds the designation of Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor® (CRPC) from the College for Financial Planning. Ethan has several college degrees that include a bachelor's degree in business and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Assumption College, and also a MBA from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.