Salem Partners Wealth Management is an independent registered investment adviser (RIA) in West L.A. Mr. Ridgley’s investment management experience spans four decades, including over 12 years at Citigroup Private Bank where he served as Head of Investments for the Western U.S. Region, and supervised $1.2 billion of assets under management for wealthy families. He began his investment career as an institutional buy-side equity analyst and portfolio manager for pension fund clients at Provident Investment Counsel. He received a B.S. degree from U.C. Berkeley and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School with highest honors. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.