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James Herlein

Chief Financial Officer at Gladstone Institutional Advisory

Firm officerUpdated

James Herlein has been Chief Financial Officer of Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC, a Palm Beach Gardens, FL investment adviser managing $5.68B, since December 2021.

4
Years in role
$5.68B
Firm AUM
8,385
Firm clients
104
Firm advisers

From Form ADV filed 24 September 2026Form ADV

Career

James Herlein is a control person of Gladstone Institutional Advisory and directly owns under 5% of it. James Herlein holds a BA from Kansas University and an MBA from Avila University.

Gladstone Institutional Advisory is an investment adviser based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, registered with the SEC since 2015. 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 $5.68 billion, as filed on 24 September 2026. Its fees, ownership and offices are on the firm’s profile.

James Herlein is Managing Director and CFO of Gladstone Wealth Partners. He has over 20 years in financial leadership, with 10 of those years focused on the financial management and insurance sectors. Before Gladstone, he held financial leadership roles at SelectQuote, Edelman Financial Engines, Financial Engines, The Mutual Fund Store, Sprint and others.

Key facts

CRD
7481698
Role
Chief Financial Officer
In role since
December 2021 · 4 years
Control person
Yes
Direct ownership
Under 5%
Firm headquarters
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Individual registration
No current adviser record · SEC search
Disciplinary history
Not yet shown here · SEC record

Common questions

Where does James Herlein work?

James Herlein has been Chief Financial Officer of Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC since December 2021, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 24 September 2026

How can I verify James Herlein’s record?

James Herlein’s role is listed on Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC’s Form ADV, which the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) publishes under the firm’s CRD 250787.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 24 September 2026

Leadership at Gladstone Institutional Advisory

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 7481698, checked 22 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 Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC, filed 24 September 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. Gladstone Institutional Advisory team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards and the portrait, reproduced for identification.