Resident Director - Wealth Management Advisor, Senior Vice President
CurrentMichael's exceptional financial skills and "client-first" focus have also garnered the firm's respect. In 2024, he was selected from a large pool of veteran advisors to lead the Thundering Herd's office in San Luis Obispo as Resident Director. As Resident Director, Michael is delivering on the mandate to forge a seamless level of partnership and access to Bank of America's banking resources – allowing fellow advisors to provide what he calls, "the best possible solutions and service to clients who deserve nothing less." As an educator of clients and advisors alike, Michael also brings sage advice and personal training to fellow advisors. His goal? To create a better place to work, where advisors are empowered to serve clients and their community. Michael Leeder is inspired by the goals and concerns of his clients. In listening to them, he learns that many seek financial freedom and a sense of independence. Others come to him for a strong financial foundation upon which they can steadily build wealth and financial security. Michael's clients are quite busy with careers and families. He relishes the opportunity to help them create financial and emotional wellness. Time and again, Michael reminds clients that their job is to create wealth, and his job is to help manage it. Summoning his own knowledge, access to the extensive capabilities of an affiliated private banking team, and the resources of the entire firm, he works closely with a loyal and growing circle of physicians, business owners, corporate executives and "millionaires" next door who've built – or are building – their nest egg. *Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP® and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® in the U.S.
