Nicole LaChapelle named President of RWA Family Office and Steve Reder President of RWA Private Wealth
BOSTON, July 8, 2025 – RWA Wealth Partners, a leading independent and boutique fiduciary firm responsible for more than $17 billion in client assets, announced today two executive leadership promotions. These promotions align with the firm’s focus on providing a full continuum of services for its high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth client base.
Nicole LaChapelle has been promoted to President of RWA Family Office, a newly created leadership role. Ms. LaChapelle spent nearly two decades at Ropes & Gray LLP before joining RWA following Ropes & Gray’s formation of Ropes Wealth Advisors. In this role, Ms. LaChapelle will lead a forty-person team of skilled professionals who are dedicated to serving multigenerational families with complex financial needs, especially related to trust and legacy planning.
Steve Reder has been promoted to the newly created role of President of RWA Private Wealth. He has two decades of industry experience and previously served in senior roles at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management, United Capital, Lenox Wealth Management, and PNC. Mr. Reder will be responsible for leading the firm’s private wealth division and its seventy-five-person team dedicated to serving the needs of high-net-worth individuals and families.
Ms. LaChapelle and Mr. Reder will continue to report to CEO Michelle Knight.
“Nicole and Steve have been instrumental in the success of the RWA brand over the past year. They are outstanding leaders, and I am proud to have them at the helm of our private wealth and family office divisions,” said Michelle Knight, CEO of RWA Wealth Partners. “These and other promotions in our company highlight RWA’s momentum as a distinguished and consequential boutique wealth management firm differentiated by the talent and dedication of these esteemed team members. This team makes it possible to provide clients with a comprehensive range of services, from retirement advice to complex tax and estate planning solutions and always does so in a way that puts the human side of wealth first.”
About RWA Wealth Partners
With more than $17 billion in assets under management, RWA Wealth Partners is an independent wealth management firm and one of the largest woman-led registered investment advisers in the nation. RWA Wealth Partners has a rich history of serving individuals and families to help create and sustain wealth for generations. Headquartered in Newton, MA, RWA Wealth Partners has multiple offices across the country, including Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago. For more information, please visit www.rwawealth.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
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