The wealth management firm also announced the appointments of a chief strategy officer and a chief marketing officer. 

Chicago-headquartered Hightower Advisors, a national wealth management firm, has appointed Scott Hadley (pictured) in the newly-created role of chief advisory officer.

Hadley will be responsible for Hightower's engagement and support for its growing advisor community, the firm said in a statement – reflecting the firm’s investment in that area.

Prior to joining Hightower, Hadley was the senior vice president of RIA Solutions at Osaic, where he was responsible for leading RIA’s efforts within the broker-dealer. Prior to Osaic, he spent more than 17 years at Goldman Sachs, including working alongside newly-appointed Hightower CEO Larry Restieri. At Hightower, Hadley will lead advisor engagement, growth initiatives, and practice management support. With nearly 20 years of industry experience, he brings an understanding of the advisor journey – what drives organic growth and how to support scalable success.

“Scott Hadley brings a fresh, advisor-first perspective to our field engagement model, and underscores our continued commitment to supporting outsized growth for our advisors,” Restieri, said.

Hightower also made two additional hires. Scott Holsopple has been named chief strategy officer, the firm said in a statement. In his new role, he will oversee enterprise strategy, internal and external mergers and acquisitions, as well as Hightower’s value proposition for end clients and advisors. Additionally, Jenn Anderson has been promoted to chief marketing officer and will oversee the firm’s enterprise marketing, communications, and brand efforts.

The Hightower advisor community comprises 144 advisory practices in 34 states and the District of Columbia. As of March 31, 2025, assets under management for Hightower and its affiliates were about $308.2 billion.