Harold (Skip) Gianopulos, Jr.
Skip is Managing Director at Kovitz Investment Group. Prior to joining KIG in 2005, Skip was a Senior Vice President of Harris Trust & Savings Bank in Chicago. In his most recent position at Harris he was the Managing Director of the Wealth Management Group in Barrington. Prior to joining Harris, Skip co-founded a successful fee-based investment advisory firm located in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. Skip graduated from Taylor University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Computer Information Systems Analysis. He received his Law Degree (J.D.) and Masters of Law in Taxation (LL.M.) from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
Skip has been featured in Worth Magazine as one of the Top Financial Advisors in the country and has focused his entire career counseling high net worth individuals in all areas of wealth management. He was named by Consumers Research Council of America as one of "Americas Best Financial Planners". Skip is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), a published author, and speaker on various wealth management strategies.
