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Vana C. Koutsomitis

Vice President, Wealth Management

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Raymond James

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About

I am passionate about social connections and creating deep, meaningful relationships. I believe that culture, wine and fashion are important for connecting people and have conducted business in these three areas in order to facilitate connections and strengthen relationships. I was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. From a young age, I have loved connecting people. I moved to London in 2009 to pursue a career in financial services. Born to a Colombian mother, from Cali, and a Greek father, from Kalamata, I grew up in a multicultural environment. After a couple of years working in finance, I left to start my own networking company for financial services professionals called The CityStreet. The idea was to bring together bankers from around the world, from "The City" in London to "The Street" in New York. I have always been passionate about people and relationships. In 2013, I began matchmaking and put together dozens of couples - three of which are now married! I am also passionate about getting girls into entrepreneurship and tech. I hold a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University in New York and a Masters in Business Administration from Oxford University. I speak five lang

Experience

Vice President, Wealth ManagementRaymond James
Apr 2025
AdvisorMerco
Jan 2025
Director Wealth ManagementEmpirical Asset Management
Nov 2024 to Mar 2025
AdvisorIOTA Impact
Aug 2024 to Mar 2025
AdvisorInvisible Technologies
Mar 2024 to Mar 2025
Financial AdvisorMorgan Stanley
Feb 2020 to Mar 2024
Co-Founder & Marketing DirectorDatePlay
Jan 2016 to Jan 2020
Strategy AdvisorFormerly RedCrow
Mar 2017 to Dec 2019
Co-Founder & Marketing ManagerVinobyVana
Jun 2015 to Aug 2019
Founder & CEOFood as Medicine
May 2012 to Dec 2015
Central Bank Sales, Fixed Income DivisionNomura
Aug 2010 to Apr 2012
Special Situations Group, InternFortress Investment Group
Nov 2009 to Mar 2010
ConsultantKoutsomitis Architects PC
Jan 2009 to Dec 2009
AssociateThe Carlton Group
Mar 2009 to Jun 2009
Summer InternTishman Speyer
Jun 2007 to Aug 2007

Education

University of Oxford
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2014 to 2015
Cornell University
BS Hotel Administration
2005 to 2009
East China Normal University
Study abroad with CIEE