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Hwa Park

Chief Operating Officer & Member at Empirical Financial Services

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Hwa Park has been Chief Operating Officer & Member of Empirical Financial Services, LLC, a Seattle, WA investment adviser managing $8.43B, since October 2025.

1
Years in role
$8.43B
Firm AUM
2,400
Firm clients
57
Firm advisers

From Form ADV filed 29 July 2026Form ADV

Career

Hwa Park is not listed as a control person, but directly owns under 5% of Empirical Financial Services. Hwa Park holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts from Smith College.

Empirical Financial Services is an investment adviser based in Seattle, WA, registered with the SEC since 2011. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, individual clients, and corporations and other businesses. Its regulatory assets under management total $8.43 billion, as filed on 29 July 2026. Its fees, ownership and offices are on the firm’s profile.

Hwa Park is Chief Operating Officer of Empirical Wealth Management, based in Bellevue, WA. She oversees and manages the day-to-day operations at Empirical, providing leadership and guidance to operational teams. She first joined Empirical in 2015 and became the company's first woman principal.

Key facts

CRD
3108228
Firm
Empirical Financial Services · CRD 152622
Role
Chief Operating Officer & Member
In role since
October 2025 · 1 year
Control person
Not listed
Direct ownership
Under 5%
Firm headquarters
Seattle, WA
Individual registration
No current adviser record · SEC search
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record
Firm bio
empirical.net

Common questions

Where does Hwa Park work?

Hwa Park has been Chief Operating Officer & Member of Empirical Financial Services, LLC since October 2025.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 29 July 2026

How can I verify Hwa Park’s record?

Hwa Park’s role is listed on Empirical Financial Services, LLC’s Form ADV, which the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) publishes under the firm’s CRD 152622.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 29 July 2026

Leadership at Empirical Financial Services

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 3108228, checked 21 October 2026. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Empirical Financial Services, LLC, filed 29 July 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Empirical Financial Services team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.
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