Experience

Makes all the difference

Employing a comprehensive, yet focused, approach to your financial situation, the Brookfield team provides customized investment strategies designed to help you pursue your individual needs and goals. We view this as an in-depth approach to your investment and financial life, taking into account your total asset and liability needs.

Anthony Patrick "Tony" Brookfield

Senior Vice President

Tony Brookfield coordinates a team of professionals at UBS Private Wealth Management, focused on comprehensive wealth management for CEOs and executives of public companies, private business owners, entrepreneurs and other wealthy families. After delineating client needs in detail, he identifies and integrates specialists and resources that align with client priorities. Tony is adept in streamlining the efforts of external tax and legal specialists, pursuing a holistic wealth management strategy that is deliberate and cohesive.

Prior to joining UBS Private Wealth Management in 2015, Tony spent 9 years as a Director in the Credit Suisse Private Bank, San Francisco and he worked as a Managing Director in the Bank of America Private Bank, San Francisco. He started his investment career in 1991 with the Lehman Brothers Private Client Services group, New York. Tony received his MBA from Columbia Business School, concentrating on Finance and International Business, and received a BA in Economics from the University of California, Davis.

Tony is a San Francisco Ambassador for Columbia Business School, serves on the UC Davis Capital Campaign Committee, serves on the board of Keep Fish Wet, serves on the board of the Squaw Valley Alpine Foundation and was the former Chairman of the Executive Board of California Trout.

 

Registered States:
  • CA
  • CO
  • DE
  • ID
  • IL
  • MA
  • MI
  • NJ
  • SC
  • SD
  • TX
  • UT

Recognized as an industry leader:

  • Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021The Forbes rating is compiled by Shook Research and awarded annually in April based on information from a 12 month period ending June of the prior year.

Eligibility is based on quantitative factors and is not necessarily related to the quality of the investment advice. For more information on third party rating methodologies, please visit ubs.com/us/en/designation-disclosures

Education

  • Columbia Business School, M.B.A. concentrating on Finance and International Business
  • University of California, Davis, B.A. Economics

Credentials

  • Certified Investment Management Analyst®
  • Senior Portfolio Manager
  • Private Wealth Advisor
555 California Street
Suite 3200
San Francisco, CA 94104

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Pema Lakar

Senior Wealth Strategy Associate

Pema has over 10 years of experience in the financial industry and has worked at firms such as Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse prior to joining UBS Private Wealth Management.  Inspired by the Brookfield team's dynamic structure, Pema joined the team in 2015 catering to both domestic and International (Asia-centric) ultra-high net worth clients. As a wealth strategy associate, Pema oversees the team's daily operations, equity, fixed income trading and portfolio rebalancing.  She is also experienced in syndicate, 10b5-1, lending and FX.

Pema graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a BA in economics.  In her spare time, she enjoys the outdoors, yoga and travelling.  She currently resides in the east bay with her husband and son.

She holds the Series 7, 66 securities licenses and CA Insurance license. 

Registered States:
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DC
  • DE
  • FL
  • GA
  • HI
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • ME
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • MT
  • NC
  • NE
  • NH
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OR
  • PA
  • PR
  • SC
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • VT
  • WA
  • WI
  • WV
  • WY

Education

  • University of California, San Diego, B.A. Economics
1255 Treat Blvd
Suite 1000
Walnut Creek, CA 94597

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Our resources

  • Shinda Bickham

    Senior Strategist

    Portfolio Advisory Group

    Responsibilities

    Currently serving as the Senior Portfolio Strategist for the Northwest Region, Shinda is responsible for articulating and delivering comprehensive, research-driven advice to UBS's ultra-high net worth (UHNW) clients. Leveraging the global resources of the firm, he specializes in asset allocation and portfolio construction, including customized, product-neutral solutions across all asset classes to meet their financial goals.

    Professional History
    Having worked for 20+ years in the financial services industry, Shinda has amassed extensive experience in portfolio management, hedging, and risk management.

    He most recently spent 9+ years at BlackRock, where he both led Portfolio Management teams and served as lead Portfolio Manager for several key assignments in EMEA and the Americas. There his assignments included leading the firm’s derivatives-based completion fund and foreign exchange hedging efforts, as well as its systematic macro and style factor suite of funds - books with over £60BB and $30BB in AUM, respectively.

    Shinda also has extensive experience with manager research and selection across all asset classes and styles for both institutional and private clients. He is based in San Francisco and will split time between Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area.

    Education

    Shinda received his B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley and holds his Series 7, 65 & 66 licenses.
  • Stephen Dohler

    NMLS #947868

    Senior Wealth Management Banker, UBS Bank USA

    Current role and areas of expertise

    Stephen joined UBS Financial Services, Inc. in 1999 and was one of the original UBS Bank USA employees when the bank established in 2003.  He is currently a Senior Wealth Management Banker covering the San Francisco & UBS International Pacific Markets

    Stephen has an extensive background in relationship banking. He is focused on providing Financial Advisors and their clients a variety of cash management resources along with banking solutions that may complement their overall wealth management objectives

    Professional history

    Stephen began his career in financial services in 1999. His various roles included Underwriting and heading-up the Banking Solutions Sales Desk.  Stephen has spent the bulk of his career partnering with Financial Advisors and their high-net-worth clients to provide lending solutions.

    Education and personal information

    In Stephen’s role as a Senior Wealth Management Banker his NMLS # is 1226605. He holds his Series 7 and 66 securities licenses along with a BS in Business Administration from The Towson University.

    Senior Wealth Management Bankers are employees of UBS Bank USA. UBS Bank USA is a subsidiary of UBS Group AG. UBS Bank USA, Member FDIC, NMLS No. 947868.Equal Housing Lender.

  • Shawna Hamilton

    Senior Strategist

    Family Advisory and Philanthropy Services

    Professional History

    As a Senior Strategist, Shawna co-leads Family Advisory and Philanthropy Services for the West Division. Shawna works closely with advisors to support families on achieving their goals in optimizing money, centering values, and living their philanthropic intent. The Family Advisory and Philanthropy Services team serves as a thought partner to advisors and their exceptional client families on wealth transitions, family governance, family office strategies, and philanthropy.

    Shawna joined UBS in 2021 from Pacific Foundation Services where she was a Senior Program Officer and Philanthropy Advisor. Before that, Shawna had two roles within Silicon Valley Community Foundation. The first was in fundraising, the second was guiding a global Habitat for Humanity grant program and providing advisory support to Cisco Systems' employees worldwide. Prior to her service in philanthropy, Shawna lived in New York, spending time at a hedge fund and co-launching an Ethiopia-based education nonprofit.

    As a native of Santa Barbara, California, Shawna’s family spans across the West. She is an active volunteer to several community organizations and lives in San Francisco.

    Education
    Shawna received a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from The New School, and a Bachelor of Science in International Business from California State University Northridge.
  • Rebecca Sterling

    Director

    Senior Wealth Strategist

    Introduction

    Rebecca works with ultra-high net worth families, helping them achieve their tax, estate planning, and philanthropic objectives. Rebecca focuses on developing and helping clients implement comprehensive wealth transfer strategies that align with clients’ wishes. She reviews clients’ tax and estate planning documents to ensure that each plan accurately reflects the family’s goals and objectives while maximizing tax efficiencies.

    Professional History

    Prior to rejoining UBS in 2021, Rebecca worked at First Republic Private Wealth Management, where she advised clients on tax and estate planning matters. Rebecca also previously worked at UBS as a Senior Wealth Strategist from 2015-2020. Rebecca began her career as a trusts and estates attorney at Loeb & Loeb in Los Angeles.

    Education

    Rebecca earned a B.A. in Spanish and Art History from Georgetown University, a J.D. from Temple University School of Law (cum laude), where she was an editor of the Temple law review, and an LL.M. (Master of Laws in Taxation) from NYU School of Law, where she was a graduate editor of the tax law review, and she earned the Harry J. Rudick award for excellence in taxation, and the David H. Moses prize for the highest GPA in the LL.M. program.

    Licenses and Certifications

    Rebecca is licensed to practice law in both New York and California