Constellation Wealth Advisors, a US multi-family investment office, has hired a former professional footballer, Steve Bono, as a principal, to be responsible for ultra high net worth business development and based in the firm’s Menlo Park office in California.

Mr Bono played collegiate football at UCLA and professional football as quarterback from 1985 to 1999, including five years with the San Francisco 49ers. He spent fifteen years as an NFL quarterback, playing for seven teams, in two Super Bowls and one Pro Bowl.  He retired from the NFL in 2000.

"Steve is a California sports icon, an active member of the Bay Area community and a proven talent in the financial services industry,” said Jon Goldstein, co-chief chief executive at the firm.

Mr Bono was a principal with ThinkEquity Partners in San Francisco before joining Constellation. Prior to ThinkEquity, he was a vice president of market development with Bank of America Private Bank.

Constellation has offices in New York in addition to Menlo Park.