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Ed Moldaver

Ed Moldaver

Formal First Name
Edward (Ed)

Ed Moldaver is the Managing Director at Rockefeller Capital Management. He has over three decades of extensive experience managing the wealth of high net worth families, entrepreneurs, and middle-market business owners. His expertise has appeared on Forbes and Barron’s Top Advisor Ranking lists. Moldaver has been a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Fox Business, Crain’s New York Business, and dozens of other national publications.

Professional Experience


Academic History

  • Moldaver immigrated to the United States in 1978 from Kiev, Ukraine.
  • He began his career in finance as a runner in the New York Mercantile commodities pits at the World Trade Center, a job that he held while attending college.
  • He is a board member of the Academy of Certified Portfolio Managers® at Columbia University.
  • Barron’s Top 100 Financial Advisors in America in 2020 (No. 28), 2019 (No. 19), 2018 (No. 29), 2017 (No. 30), and 2012 (No. 86)
  • Barron’s America’s Top 1,200 Advisors in 2020 (No. 8 New York), 2019 (No. 8 New York)
  • Forbes America’s Top Wealth Advisors in 2019 (No. 34), 2018 (No. 41)
  • Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors in 2020 (No. 7), 2019 (No. 7), 2018 (No. 15)