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Howard Lee

Managing Director at Focus Advisor Solutions

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 18 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 18 October 2026SEC record

Howard Lee is Managing Director of Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, a ST. Louis investment adviser managing $41.5B. Howard Lee has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed the Series 7, Series 63, Series 24 and SIE.

Role at Focus Advisor Solutions

Title on Schedule A
Managing Director
Control
Howard Lee is a control person of Focus Advisor Solutions.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Howard Lee has held the filed role since July 2024.

The firm

Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC
ST. Louis, MO

Form ADV filed 5 August 2026

$41.5B AUM35,101 clients46 advisers1 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed SIE · 2018
  2. Passed Series 24 · 2005
  3. Passed Series 7 and Series 63 · 2003

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Howard Lee has passed 4 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 6328 May 2003
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 242 May 2005
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 74 April 2003
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Howard Hoa Lee
CRD
4640471
Firm
Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration
Firm bio
advisor.focuspartners.com

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Background

Focus Partners lists Howard Lee as managing director of Focus Partners Advisor Solutions. Official firm team page (filed-domain URL redirects to this page)

Common questions

Where does Howard Lee work?

Howard Lee has been Managing Director of Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC since July 2024, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 5 August 2026

Does Howard Lee have a current investment-adviser registration?

Howard Lee has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 18 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 18 October 2026

What exams has Howard Lee passed?

Howard Lee has passed 4 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, Series 24 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in April 2003.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 18 October 2026

Leadership at Focus Advisor Solutions

  • Adam Birenbaum
    Chief Executive Officer
  • Jonathan Scheid
    President
  • Dhruv Gupta
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Gina Bradley
    Chief Operating Officer
  • Jeffery Yorg
    Head of Legal and Chief Compliance Officer, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions and Sa Funds
  • Kevin Grogan
    Chief Investment Officer of Systematic Strategies
  • Karla Sullivan
    Senior VP, Segment General Counsel

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 4640471. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, filed 5 August 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Focus Advisor Solutions team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 18 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Howard Lee or Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.