Combs began her career in 1993 in the investment services group of BISYS, a business solutions provider to financial institutions. Most recently, she spent five years with CTC Consulting as a partner and director of marketing. Before CTC, she was a relationship manager and business development officer for investment advisors and family offices with Schwab Institutional.

Open architecture firm Greycourt is a provider of comprehensive financial advisory services to wealthy families and select endowments, headquartered in Pittsburgh, with additional offices in Houston, Minneapolis and Portland.