Zakia joined HB Wealth in January 2025 after working with WMS Partners since March 2020. As a Wealth Advisor, she assesses and develops comprehensive financial plans and coordinates with portfolio managers on the investment management of client portfolios, including public and private investments. Zakia collaborates with other members of the Investment and Advisory teams to ensure each client’s financial trajectory is tailored to their individual needs and goals, both in the near term and beyond.
Before joining HB, Zakia spent a year with T. Rowe Price. Prior to that, she spent five years as a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch.
Zakia actively engages in volunteer activities throughout the greater Baltimore and D.C. metro area. She focuses primarily on charitable organizations that specialize in animal rescue and rehabilitation.
Zakia earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics and is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional.
In her spare time, Zakia enjoys relaxing outdoors with her husband and three dogs or quietly reading a good book.