Evan currently serves as a Principal in the firm’s HB Family Office & Institutional Services division. He offers clients more than 13 years of comprehensive wealth management experience, serving as an advisor to institutions, non-profit organizations, and high-net-worth individuals (including multi-generational family offices, corporate executives, and entrepreneurs). Prior to joining HB, Evan was an Investment Strategist for SunTrust Bank. In that role, he managed client portfolios for both ultra-high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. Prior to this role, Evan served as an Investment Associate at GenSpring Family Offices, SunTrust’s multi-family office subsidiary, which provides independent advice to ultra-high net worth families.

Evan holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Kentucky and a master’s degree from Xavier University. He is also a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designation and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional.

Evan maintains a volunteer position with InheritGA – The Georgia Trust for Historical Preservation and enjoys spending time participating in various financial literacy initiatives sponsored by the CFA Society of Atlanta. He lives with his wife (Paige), son (Baer), and their nine-year-old Goldendoodle (Jax) in Buckhead.

Sean Cook has served as an advisor and executive in wealth management for over 23 years.  He previously served as the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Cedar Rowe Partners (CRP) which later merged with Homrich Berg.  CRP grew five-fold under his leadership and was ranked as one of the top 300 independent wealth advisory firms in the US by the Financial Times in 2018.  Under his leadership, the firm developed and managed a proprietary hedge fund-of-funds, wealth simulation tools and customized reporting solutions for clients.  CRP also provided outsourced reporting and investment consulting service to peer advisors.  Sean served for four years on Schwab Institutional’ s Technology Operations and Service Advisor Board.

Sean has a highly varied professional services background.  Prior to his career in wealth management, he held management consulting roles with Deloitte Consulting and Index Consulting (later CSC Index), focusing in areas such as financial management, organizational design and business process innovation. At Deloitte, Sean was selected to the Manager’s Advisory Council which provided internal consulting advice to Deloitte’s chairman.  He also served as a strategy consultant for Cresap Consulting (now Towers Watson) and held programming and technology integration roles with Hewlett Packard and SMS Data Products, where he supported the Research and Statistics Department of the United States Federal Reserve.

Sean earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina where he graduated magna cum laude with a dual major in finance and management science.  At Tuck, Sean was selected as one of six Tuck Tycoon’s and was elected as Tuck’s representative to the Dartmouth student government.  While at the University of South Carolina he was elected to membership in The Phi Beta Kappa Society, served on the Student Judicial Council and was honored as the school’s “Most Outstanding Business Student”.  Sean was an NCAA Division 1 scholarship athlete (soccer) and tutored fellow athletes in business courses.

Sean grew up in suburban Washington, DC and now resides in Johns Creek with his wife, Julia.  Their three children are now in college or have graduated.  He and Julia have been active members of Perimeter Church for 25 years.  Sean has previously served on the boards of Good Samaritan Health Clinic and Perimeter School of Ballet.  He enjoys endurance sports and has completed the Boston, Virgina Beach (Shamrock), and Washington DC (Marine Corps) marathons. He played rugby at Dartmouth.

Lauren Forster joined Homrich Berg in December 2019. Lauren is a financial planner working with high-net-worth individuals to achieve their financial goals. Lauren helps clients to be able to make better, more well-informed financial decisions. Lauren is versed in the areas of retirement and cash flow planning, asset allocation, estate planning, wealth transfer, and legacy planning.  Lauren spends time understanding client’s goals and objectives, analyzing their current situation, and providing observations, feedback, and education on areas for improvement.

Prior to joining HB, Lauren was a financial advisor for Cedar Rowe Partners. Before Cedar Rowe Partners, she spent seven years as a Wealth Planner at Wells Fargo Private Bank creating and implementing customized wealth plans for high-net-worth individuals and their families. Lauren also spent over two years as a senior tax accountant with Ernst & Young, LLP.

Lauren has her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Accounting, with a specialization in taxation, from the University of Florida. Lauren holds her Certified Public Accountant license in Georgia.

Lauren enjoys a robust family life with her husband, Chad, and three children—Grant, Ben, and Isabelle.