Gary Madvin, Ph.D., MS, CLU, ChFC
Chairman of the Board and Managing Partner
Gary Madvin is a senior business development executive with broad-based experience and exceptional credentials. He has served as an advisor and consultant to several firms in diverse industries including law, medicine software development, electronic design and manufacturing.
In 1981, Dr. Madvin co-founded FMS Financial Partners, Inc. (FMS), a pioneering financial planning company on the West Coast. Since its founding, FMS has emerged as a large regional insurance and securities firm and is recognized as a major contributor to the national firm of NFP Corporation.
Dr. Madvin is a Registered Representative and Registered Investment Advisor with Kestra Investment Services, LLC, and Investment Advisor Representative with Kestra Advisory Services, LLC. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), and General Securities Principal. He continues to be a leading insurance and securities producer.
Dr. Madvin holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Wayne State University in Michigan, a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy from California State University Northridge, a Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Ethics from California State University Los Angeles as well as a Master’s Degree in History from California State University, Northridge. Dr. Madvin has a PhD in Leadership and Change from Antioch University, Yellow Springs, OH. He has lectured at California State University Northridge and has previously taught classes in Philosophy and Business Ethics at Valley College in Van Nuys, California.
Dr. Madvin is a founding member of the Advisory Board to the center for Small Business and Entrepreneurship in the College of Business Administration and Economics at California State University, Northridge.
Dr. Madvin is a co-author of Finding Happiness with Aristotle as Your Guide: Action Strategies Based on 10 Timeless Ideas, published 2012.
California Insurance License #0350405.