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Charles 'Chip' Roame Leaves Envestnet BoardCharles 'Chip' Roame Leaves Envestnet Board

Chip Roame was a member of the Envestnet Board for nearly a decade.

Samuel Steinberger, Senior Technology Editor

June 29, 2020

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Tiburon Strategic Advisors Managing Partner Chip Roame

Charles “Chip” Roame has resigned from Envestnet’s board of directors, according to regulatory filings. Roame’s resignation comes after the company completed its virtual advisor summit, and is effective June 26. He served as vice chairman of the board of directors and chairman of the Nominating and Governance and Strategy committees at Envestnet.

The resignation “is not related to any disagreement with Envestnet or with Envestnet’s operations, policies, or practices,” according to the filing.

"Envestnet continues to do well," said Roame, who was appointed to the board of directors in 2011. "It is just time for me to use my time on some new adventures."

He added that he will "probably join one or two more larger company boards soon." 

Roame is a managing partner at Tiburon Strategic Advisors and of the Tiburon Partners Fund. He previously served as a business strategist at Charles Schwab and as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. He's currently a member of the Facet Wealth and Edelman Financial Engines' board of directors and a trustee with SA Funds.

 

About the Author

Samuel Steinberger

Senior Technology Editor, WealthManagement.com

Samuel Steinberger is Senior Technology Editor for Informa Connect’s WealthManagement.com. In his role, Mr. Steinberger provides the publication’s wealth and financial technology coverage. 

Mr. Steinberger’s editorial insight and familiarity with technology accelerates Informa’s growth within the financial advisor and wealth management communities, providing in-depth news for advisors and financial professionals. 

Before joining Informa Connect, Mr. Steinberger produced documentaries with former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien at Soledad O’Brien Productions (formerly Starfish Media Group). He specialized in research, shooting and editing, as well as finding distinct voices to explain topics like mental health, poverty and racial divide. 

Prior to joining Soledad O’Brien Productions, Mr. Steinberger managed multi-departmental technology projects for global legal technology leader Transperfect Legal Solutions. After obtaining his graduate degree in journalism from Columbia University, he completed his transition from technology management to media. 

Mr. Steinberger is an award-winning journalist, author and researcher who has written, edited and reported for a number of publications, including The New York Times, Financial PlanningAmerican Banker and PBS. He is founder of beverages publication Give Me Weird Drinks

Mr. Steinberger’s technology analysis and insight has been featured in several books on virtual and augmented reality. Mr. Steinberger has received awards and recognition for his reporting and research, including the American Business Media's prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award for editorial excellence.

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