Eavenson Horter

Senior Vice President–Wealth Management

Financial Advisor

Drawing on over 25 years of industry experience, Eaven works closely with executives, founders, innovators, and Family Offices to manage concentrated risk and provide holistic investment and planning advice. His guidance emphasizes the importance of developing action plans and identifying impactful planning opportunities.

Client education and organization are core elements to his approach, which is why many clients utilize his team as a strategic sounding board as they consider banking, borrowing, investing and planning decisions.  Specific examples include cash management, customized strategies for concentrated risk portfolios, as well as transition event and philanthropic planning.

Registered States:
  • CA
  • CO
  • DE
  • FL
  • IL
  • NJ
  • NV
  • NY
  • OR
  • PA
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • WA
555 California Street
32nd / 33rd / 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Email Me

eavenson.horter@ubs.com
Eavenson Horter
555 California Street,San Francisco,CA,94104

Brandon West

Wealth Strategy Associate

Brandon is a Wealth Strategy Associate with over 5 years of industry experience. Prior to joining UBS, he worked at Morgan Stanley and Bank of America. Brandon graduated from UC Santa Barabara with a degree in economics. He holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst ® (or CIMA®) certification.

Brandon’s main duties focus on investments and client success. He enjoys helping clients simplify their financial lives and bring clarity to complex decisions. 

Brandon grew up in Marin County and currently lives in San Francisco with his girlfriend. He enjoys watching sunsets, trying new restaurants, and playing card games.

Registered States:
  • AK
  • AL
  • AR
  • AZ
  • CA
  • CO
  • CT
  • DC
  • DE
  • FL
  • GA
  • HI
  • IA
  • ID
  • IL
  • IN
  • KS
  • KY
  • LA
  • MA
  • MD
  • ME
  • MI
  • MN
  • MO
  • MS
  • MT
  • NC
  • ND
  • NE
  • NH
  • NJ
  • NM
  • NV
  • NY
  • OH
  • OK
  • OR
  • PA
  • PR
  • RI
  • SC
  • SD
  • TN
  • TX
  • UT
  • VA
  • VI
  • VT
  • WA
  • WI
  • WV
  • WY
555 California Street
32nd / 33rd / 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Email Me

brandon.west@ubs.com
Brandon West
555 California Street,San Francisco,CA,94104

Elizabeth Theurer

Client Associate

Elizabeth is a Client Service Associate with nearly 4 years of experience working in the high-net-worth space.  Lizzy’s main duties revolve around communicating with clients and proactively assisting with their needs across the balance sheet.

Prior to joining UBS, she began her career at Hall Capital Partners, an asset management firm focused on wealthy families, foundations, and endowments.  She graduated from the University of Vermont with a BSBA in Finance and Marketing and a minor in Sports Management.

Originally from the East Coast, Lizzy is a big Philly sports fan. In her free time, she likes to foster kittens and service dogs, snowboard in Tahoe, and create pottery.

555 California Street
32nd / 33rd / 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104

Email Me

elizabeth.theurer@ubs.com
Elizabeth Theurer
555 California Street,San Francisco,CA,94104

Our resources

  • Shinda Bickham

    Executive Director

    Portfolio Advisory Group Senior Strategist

    Shinda is a Senior Portfolio Strategist within the Portfolio Advisory Group and currently leads the team’s Northwest and Mountain West regions. In this capacity, he is responsible for articulating the UBS house view on asset classes and financial markets and delivering tailored, comprehensive, and research-driven investments guidance to the firm’s ultra-high net worth (UHNW) advisors and their clients. Shinda’s areas of specialization include asset allocation/portfolio construction, manager research and selection, and derivatives-based portfolio hedging solutions.

    Professional History
    Shinda has been working in the financial services industry for over 25 years, and before joining UBS he spent 9+ years at BlackRock where he both led portfolio management teams and held several key assignments as lead PM in both EMEA and the Americas, including the firm’s derivatives-based solutions and foreign exchange hedging efforts as well as its systematic macro factor and style factor suite of funds - books with over £60BB and $30BB in AUM, respectively. Shinda covers all asset classes in both public and private markets and works with the firm’s largest and most sophisticated UHNW and institutional clients. He is based in San Francisco splits 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.
  • Rebecca Sterling

    Executive 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
  • Heather George

    Heather George

    Executive Director

    Senior Strategist, Family Advisory and Philanthropy Services Americas

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    Nick Savinar

    Associate Director

    Advisory Sales Consultant

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