Gregory Derwart, chief operating officer for Maller Wealth Advisors, a full-service financial planning and investment management company, became a financial paraplanner qualified professional. FPQP designees studied and passed an exam about the financial planning process, disciplines and concepts, terminology and product categories as well as complete continuing education.

Derwart has more than 25 years of professional experience in the private sector, government and nonprofit arenas. As chief operating officer, Derwart manages the internal operations of MWA with a focus on increasing efficiency, improving systems and encouraging collaboration and engagement. Drawing from his operations and administration background, Derwart drives the MWA team experience, which leads to an optimal client experience.

Active in the greater Baltimore business and nonprofit communities, Derwart serves on the boards of the Maryland Fellowship of Christian Athletes as well as the Al Cesky Scholarship Fund as vice president. Derwart co-founded a local chapter of the Customer Experience Professionals Association with a colleague in the summer of 2018. He also is a member of the Chesapeake Human Resources Association, the Baltimore Estate Planning Council and the Hunt Valley Business Forum.

His distinctions include receiving the Maryland Daily Record’s VIP List Successful by 40 Award in 2011* and the SmartCEO Executive Management Award in 2013**. Derwart was named a fellow by the Chesapeake Human Resources Foundation in 2011 and graduated from the Greater Baltimore Committee’s leadership program in 2006.

Derwart holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a master’s degree from the University of Baltimore.

Maller Wealth Advisors, headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, is a preeminent national investment management and financial planning firm that offers high-income and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and business owners unbiased advice, services and solutions as well as an unparalleled client experience. By focusing on investment management and financial planning, MWA helps individuals, families and business owners grow, preserve, protect and transfer their financial legacy. Learn more about Maller Wealth Advisors at www.MallerWealthAdvisors.com.

*Winners, chosen by a panel of previous VIP List honorees and business leaders, were selected on the basis of professional accomplishments, community service and commitment to inspiring change. https://bit.ly/2uoHAyO

** Recognizes the leadership and accomplishments of individuals who uphold the highest ethics, lead collaboratively and creatively, and enhance and support the organization’s mission. An independent committee of local business leaders reviews the EMA nominations, and winners are chosen based on the quality of the nominations submitted. https://bit.ly/2ShSP7l

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