Our Founders


Victoria Burns

Victoria Burns has a degree in art history from Northwestern University. After having lived most of her adult life in Chicago, with a brief stint in Berlin, she moved to Los Angeles in 2010.

Burns has over 30 years of experience in the international art market. With a commitment to connoisseurship and investment portfolio development, Burns advises both new and experienced collectors on building art collections that reflect the client’s personal vision, enhance their home or office environments, and contribute to their wealth. She consults on the acquisition of objects in all media, with an expertise in Modern and Contemporary Art. Burns has long-standing relationships with top international art galleries, museums, auction houses and private dealers, and attends major arts events, insuring her access to the best material on the market.

Throughout her career, Burns has advised corporate clients on fine art acquisitions and educational programs for their employees. Clients include: the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, the MacArthur Foundation, Harris Associates, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, and Hines Developers among others. In addition, Burns has also advised private clients in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Detroit, Chicago, New York City and Miami.

Burns is a member of The Association of Professional Art Advisors. She is also a member of Art Here and Now and the Modern and Contemporary Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and is a member of the national organization Art Table. Believing passionately about supporting artists as part of strategic philanthropy, she is also a partner with the VIAART Fund.

 

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Johnathan Foster

Jonathan is responsible for all aspects of the operations of Angeles Wealth Management. Jonathan has over 25 years of experience in wealth management as both a client advisor, and in senior management positions.

Prior to co-founding Angeles Wealth, Jonathan was President of two related companies, Carson Wealth Management Group, one of the nation’s premier full-service wealth management firms, and Peak Advisor Alliance, the largest independent coaching and consulting service focused on financial advisors. Jonathan is also the former Head of Wealth Management for ETrade Financial, and CEO of Howard Capital Management.

Jonathan received an MBA in Finance from Northeastern University, and is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society. He received his BA in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was captain of the varsity squash team and an All-American.

 

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Marta ferro

With a background that includes Goldman Sachs and multiple entrepreneurial ventures, Marta combines business experience with robust philanthropic leadership including as an SVP Los Angeles partner, Liberty Hill Foundation Board Member and Southern California Grantmakers Member. She founded Starfish Impact in 2005 to connect resources in the philanthropic and non-profit community in a strategic and effective way, and recently joined the Angeles Wealth Management team as a Senior Managing Director--Philanthropy Services. Marta and her team specialize in family philanthropic advisory services, corporate social responsibility and nonprofit management consulting. Starfish Impact makes a difference in the greater community by providing strategic investment consulting services to grantmaking private and corporate foundations, strategic planning and development consulting services to nonprofits, and social impact advisory services to corporations and individuals who strive to achieve a stronger double bottom line vision.

Marta earned her MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA with a Dean’s Fellowship Scholarship and a Kauffman Fellowship for Entrepreneurial Leadership. She graduated Cum Laude from Vassar College with a Bachelor's degree and was co-captain of the varsity women's soccer team and still holds several records.  She co-founded www.GoodAdviseHers.com and launched #SupportingOurSector in 2016, a CSR campaign that supports the social sector with cash and pro-bono consulting prizes. Her most recent philanthropic initiative is Angeles Art Fund, a social justice arts giving circle.

 

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