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Patrick Mendenhall

Managing Partner at Arax Advisory Partners

Investment adviser and broker registrationsHouston, TXSEC record checked 17 October 2026

43
Years in the industry
0
Years at the firm
5
Adviser firms
1
State registrations

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Patrick Mendenhall is Managing Partner of Arax Advisory Partners, LLC, a New York investment adviser managing $26.5B. Patrick Mendenhall has been registered through Arax Advisory Partners since 7 August 2026, has 43 years in the industry across 5 firms and has passed 9 licensing exams.

Role at Arax Advisory Partners

Title on Schedule A
Managing Partner
Control
Patrick Mendenhall is a control person of Arax Advisory Partners.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Patrick Mendenhall has held the filed role since June 2026.

The firm

Arax Advisory Partners, LLC
New York, NY

Form ADV filed 14 August 2026

$26.5B AUM15,662 clients168 advisers34 offices

Career on record

Patrick Mendenhall has been registered through Arax Advisory Partners since August 2026, and before that through Usca Asset Management LLC, Usca Ria LLC and UBS Financial Services Inc..

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Arax Advisory PartnersCurrent
    – present · under a year
    Houston, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 133535
  2. Passed Series 9 and Series 10 · 2023
  3. U.s. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC
    – · 5 years
    Houston, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 288199
  4. Passed SIE · 2018
  5. Usca Asset Management LLC
    – · 5 years
    Houston, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 137045
  6. Passed Series 24 · 2010
  7. Usca Ria LLC
    – · 11 years
    Houston, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 152170
  8. Passed Series 3 · 1997
  9. Passed Series 65 · 1994
  10. Passed Series 8 · 1990
  11. UBS Financial Services Inc.
    – · 19 years
    Houston, TX · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 8174
  12. Passed Series 7 and Series 63 · 1982

Registrations and exams

Patrick Mendenhall has a current investment-adviser registration in Texas and has passed 9 qualifying exams.

Texas7 August 2026
Scope
Investment adviser representative
Status
Approved

Examinations

Series 6517 October 1994
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 6310 November 1982
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 92 January 2023
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor - Options Module Examination
Series 102 January 2023
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor - General Module Examination
Series 2424 April 2010
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 819 November 1990
Name
General Securities Sales Supervisor Examination (Options Module & General Module)
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 322 August 1997
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination
Series 716 October 1982
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Patrick Michael Mendenhall
CRD
1068809
Firm
Arax Advisory Partners, LLC
Registration status
Investment adviser and broker registrations
Office
4444 Westheimer Road , Suite G500, Houston, TX 77027

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Common questions

Where does Patrick Mendenhall work?

Patrick Mendenhall has been Managing Partner of Arax Advisory Partners, LLC since June 2026, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 14 August 2026

Is Patrick Mendenhall a financial advisor?

Yes. Patrick Mendenhall has a current investment-adviser registration in Texas, through Arax Advisory Partners since August 2026, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

How many years of experience does Patrick Mendenhall have?

Patrick Mendenhall has worked in the financial industry for 43 years as of 17 October 2026, counted from 10 March 1983, across 5 adviser firms.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Patrick Mendenhall passed?

Patrick Mendenhall has passed 9 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, Series 8, Series 65, Series 3, Series 24, SIE, Series 9 and Series 10. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in October 1982.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Where did Patrick Mendenhall work before Arax Advisory Partners?

Before Arax Advisory Partners, Patrick Mendenhall was registered through Usca Asset Management LLC, May 2016 to August 2021; Usca Ria LLC, January 2010 to June 2021; UBS Financial Services Inc., August 1990 to August 2009.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Where is Patrick Mendenhall based?

Patrick Mendenhall’s registered office is in Houston, TX.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Arax Advisory Partners

  • Diego Galan
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Brian Durkin
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Gerald Ariyan
    Chairman
  • James Fortescue
    Managing Partner
  • Drinan Gorney
    Chief of Legal and Compliance
  • David King
    Managing Partner
  • Michael Riordan
    Managing Partner
  • Ryan Stuart
    Director of Operations

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 1068809. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Arax Advisory Partners, LLC, filed 14 August 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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