In this episode of The WealthTech Podcast, host Mark Wickersham speaks with Gareth Lewis, Founder and Co-Chief Executive at Delio, about the state of private markets technology today and the infrastructure that will be needed if the market continues to grow.

Gareth explains why the industry’s first wave focused on product access and point solutions, and why the next phase is about something deeper: infrastructure, operating systems, and true digitization. While many platforms look modern on the surface, much of private markets still rely on fragmented systems and manual workflows behind the scenes.

This conversation covers:

• Where private markets are today in the digitization journey
• Why legacy systems and narrow solutions fall short
• The case for product-agnostic “pipes and plumbing”
• Why there won’t be winner-takes-all solution
• How  GPs are rethinking digital experience as they expand into wealth channels
• Why the future of alternatives is likely decentralized, flexible, and configurable

As always we end the podcast on a personal note with three questions that have nothing to do with WealthTech The Cardiff Edition.

About Gareth Lewis

Gareth Lewis is Founder and Co-Chief Executive of Delio. Before launching Delio, Lewis was a qualified Chartered Accountant and held corporate finance roles at Ernst & Young and Convex Capital. 

About Delio

Delio helps firms maintain complete control of their alternative investments capabilities. Our 'OS approach' enables firms to stay agnostic across product channels while tailoring workflows to their specific needs.

Our white-label operating system (Core OS) leverages configurable, low-code tools and modules to streamline the technologies and workflows needed for compliant, efficient, and scalable distribution and reporting.

Delio's non-conflicted, collaborative approach means we work where you need us—either end-to-end or embedded via API—covering the aggregation, structuring, distribution, administration, and reporting of alternative investments.

Find out more at www.deliogroup.com or email us at [email protected].

About The WealthTech Podcast:
The WealthTech Podcast is bi-monthly family office technology and best practices focused podcast hosted by family office technology expert Mark Wickersham. Mark interviews the movers and shakers in the family office and wealth management industries sharing their years of experience and insights into the topics that are important to the industry. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Asseta AI.

About Asseta AI
Asseta AI is The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, a purpose-built accounting and bill pay platform designed for family offices managing complex, multi-entity wealth. Asseta AI brings modern architecture and intuitive design to a market long underserved by traditional enterprise systems.

To learn more please visit www.asseta.ai

Disclaimer
The information provided on The WealthTech Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial, legal, or investment advice. All opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not reflect the views of their employers, affiliated organizations, or sponsors.

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In this episode of The WealthTech Podcast, host Mark Wickersham sits down with Shaun Parkin, founder of Hall Road Investments and the voice behind The Family Office Sherpa.

Shaun shares a candid, experience-driven look at why many family offices struggle with governance, technology, and change management—and how small “workarounds” often create long-term risk, inefficiency, and technical debt.

Drawing on his work advising single-family offices across Australia and APAC, Shaun explains:

• Why governance—not portfolio performance—is often the real bottleneck
• How Excel and manual processes quietly undermine oversight and scalability
• What modern family offices should expect from reporting, data, and AI
• Why every family office needs a clear owner for implementation and change

As always we end the podcast on a personal note with Three Questions that Have Nothing to Do with WealthTech the down under edition.

About Shaun Parkin

Shaun is Principal of Hall Road Investments and has over 20 years of family office focused experience.. Prior to establishing Hall Road, Shaun spent seven years at Boston-based asset manager, State Street Global Advisors where he had numerous roles including Australian Head of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and national head of relationships for Insurance, Endowment, and Family Office clients.

He also held roles in capital markets and middle office with Lonsec, Shaw Stockbroking in Sydney and GLG Partners and JP Morgan in London. He also had a small Mongolian detour which is worth having a chat about.

Shaun is also creator of The Family Office Sherpa, a family office focused podcast and newsletter.

https://www.thefamilyofficesherpa.com/the-podcast

About Hall Road Investments

Assisting Single and Multi Family Office teams looking for an outside view on investments, operations & technology.

About The WealthTech Podcast:
The WealthTech Podcast is bi-monthly family office technology and best practices focused podcast hosted by family office technology expert Mark Wickersham. Mark interviews the movers and shakers in the family office and wealth management industries sharing their years of experience and insights into the topics that are important to the industry. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Asseta AI.

About Asseta AI
Asseta AI is The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, a purpose-built accounting and bill pay platform designed for family offices managing complex, multi-entity wealth. Asseta AI brings modern architecture and intuitive design to a market long underserved by traditional enterprise systems.

To learn more please visit www.asseta.ai

Disclaimer
The information provided on The WealthTech Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial, legal, or investment advice. All opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not reflect the views of their employers, affiliated organizations, or sponsors.

The WealthTech Podcast makes no representatio...

About Parker Ence

Parker Ence is the CEO and Co-founder of Jump AI, the leading Advisor AI solution for financial advisors. Parker is a 4x technology CEO with experience in fintech, data, AI and briefly at Google Cloud AI. 

Parker received an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelors in Economics from the University of Utah.

About Jump Advisor AI

Jump is the industry’s leading advisor AI solution, enabling registered investment advisor (RIA), broker-dealer, and enterprise teams to cut meeting admin by up to 90% while elevating the advisor and client experience. Jump automates meeting prep, note taking, compliance documentation, CRM updates, client recap email, financial data extraction and follow-up tasks, allowing advisors to process meetings in just five minutes – not 60. Jump is made for advisors,100% customizable, deeply integrated with the tech stack and designed with safety and compliance in mind.

About The WealthTech Podcast:
The WealthTech Podcast is bi-monthly family office technology and best practices focused podcast hosted by family office technology expert Mark Wickersham. Mark interviews the movers and shakers in the family office and wealth management industries sharing their years of experience and insights into the topics that are important to the industry. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Asseta AI.

About Asseta AI
Asseta AI is The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, a purpose-built accounting and bill pay platform designed for family offices managing complex, multi-entity wealth. Asseta AI brings modern architecture and intuitive design to a market long underserved by traditional enterprise systems.

To learn more please visit www.asseta.ai

Disclaimer
The information provided on The WealthTech Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial, legal, or investment advice. All opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not reflect the views of their employers, affiliated organizations, or sponsors.

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In this episode of The WealthTech Podcast, host Mark Wickersham sits down with Kartik Srinivasan, President of the Advyzon Institutional. 

Kartik shares why Advyzon expanded into the family office segment, what makes Auria different, and how purpose-built workflows, entity modeling, and deeply integrated CRM capabilities are transforming how UHNW firms operate. From the challenges of best-of-breed tech stacks to the hidden costs of weak integrations, Kartik offers a candid look at what truly drives efficiency—and what holds firms back. 

The conversation also dives into the AI revolution reshaping wealth management. Kartik explains how agentic AI, document intelligence, and data-rich platforms will streamline alternative investment operations, modernize client reporting, and unlock new levels of productivity. 

As always we end the podcast on a personal note with three questions that have nothing to do with WealthTech.

About Kartik Srinivasan

Kartik is President of Advyzon Institutional where he is responsible for developing capabilities to serve the needs of wealth managers serving HNW and UHNW clients. Prior to joining Advyzon, Kartik spent seven years at Schwab where he served as Managing Director of 3rd Party Integrations and Partnerships. Kartik started his professional career at Morningstar, where is served for 12 years in a variety of roles in the advisor software business. 

Kartik earned his BBA in Finance and Economics from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and his MBA in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Economics from the University of Chicago – Booth School of Business. Kartik enjoys traveling, skiing and hiking with his family in his spare time. 

About Advyzon's Auria 

Providing data-driven insights is essential in guiding clients toward a secure financial future. Family offices face the challenge of addressing complex financial needs while navigating potential risks and delivering clarity in their decision-making process. 

Built on Advyzon's proven technology foundation, and elevated with enhanced features and an elegant interface, Auria unifies complex data and sophisticated capabilities in a platform designed specifically for ultra-high-net-worth family offices. By providing a single source of truth for all family wealth data, Auria eliminates fragmentation, simplifying management and empowering family offices with the clarity they need to make info

About The WealthTech Podcast:
The WealthTech Podcast is bi-monthly family office technology and best practices focused podcast hosted by family office technology expert Mark Wickersham. Mark interviews the movers and shakers in the family office and wealth management industries sharing their years of experience and insights into the topics that are important to the industry. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Asseta AI.

About Asseta AI
Asseta AI is The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, a purpose-built accounting and bill pay platform designed for family offices managing complex, multi-entity wealth. Asseta AI brings modern architecture and intuitive design to a market long underserved by traditional enterprise systems.

To learn more please visit www.asseta.ai

Disclaimer
The information provided on The WealthTech Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial, legal, or investment advice. All opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not reflect the views of their employers, affiliated organizations, or sponsors.

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In this episode of Mark Wickersham sits down with Michael Thrasher, Founder of Modus News, to unpack why independent media matters in the family office ecosystem. 

Michael shares his founder journey from Institutional Investor to launching a bootstrapped newsletter built for family offices—not about them. The conversation explores the shifting media landscape, the attention economy, accountability journalism, and how technology (including AI) is reshaping family office operations without replacing the human element.

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IYxo3kRxeRE

About Michael Thrasher
Michael Thrasher is the founder and editor of Modus, a weekly newsletter for family-office professionals. Modus is also an independent media company, empowering it to do impartial and assertive journalism. Thrasher was previously a senior reporter at Institutional Investor magazine and is based in New York City.

About Modus News
Modus is a new independent media company that publishes a weekly newsletter, short and long-form articles, opinion essays, and more for family-office professionals. For more information visit - https://www.modus.news/

About The WealthTech Podcast:
The WealthTech Podcast is bi-monthly family office technology and best practices focused podcast hosted by family office technology expert Mark Wickersham. Mark interviews the movers and shakers in the family office and wealth management industries sharing their years of experience and insights into the topics that are important to the industry. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Asseta AI.

About Asseta AI
Asseta AI is The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, a purpose-built accounting and bill pay platform designed for family offices managing complex, multi-entity wealth. Asseta AI brings modern architecture and intuitive design to a market long underserved by traditional enterprise systems.

To learn more please visit www.asseta.ai

Disclaimer
The information provided on The WealthTech Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial, legal, or investment advice. All opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not reflect the views of their employers, affiliated organizations, or sponsors.

The WealthTech Podcast makes no representatio...

AI, Data, and the Modern Family Office

In this episode of The WealthTech Podcast, Mark Wickersham sits down with Dean Palmiter, CEO and Co-Founder of Asseta AI, to explore how AI, purpose-built accounting, and unified data architecture are reshaping the modern family office.

Dean shares how Asseta AI is redefining the accounting core for multi-entity family offices, solving a long-standing challenge — fragmented data, spreadsheets, and legacy systems that simply weren’t built for the complexity of private wealth.

They dive into the difference between AI hype and true AI-native architecture, why good data is the oxygen for meaningful AI outcomes, and how the future of family office technology will blend platform strength with open ecosystem integration. Dean also opens up about his founder journey, from two people and 150,000 lines of code to dozens of family offices.

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eQuPG_XF

About Dean Palmiter

Dean Palmiter is the CEO and Co-Founder of Asseta AI, The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, transforming how wealth organizations manage relationships, data, and decisions. With a background spanning technology, finance, and sales, Dean brings a multidisciplinary perspective to modernizing the private wealth ecosystem.

About Asseta AI

Asseta AI is The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, a purpose-built accounting platform designed for family offices managing complex, multi-entity wealth. Founded in 2023 by experienced financial technology professionals, Asseta AI brings modern architecture and intuitive design to a market long underserved by traditional enterprise systems. The platform replaces error-prone spreadsheets and overbuilt legacy software with an integrated system that combines multi-entity accounting, dimensional reporting, and enhanced data governance. Asseta AI empowers family offices to operate efficiently, securely, and insightfully in an era of generational wealth transfer and digital transformation. 

For more information, visit www.asseta.ai

About The WealthTech Podcast:
The WealthTech Podcast is bi-monthly family office technology and best practices focused podcast hosted by family office technology expert Mark Wickersham. Mark interviews the movers and shakers in the family office and wealth management industries sharing their years of experience and insights into the topics that are important to the industry. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Asseta AI.

About Asseta AI
Asseta AI is The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, a purpose-built accounting and bill pay platform designed for family offices managing complex, multi-entity wealth. Asseta AI brings modern architecture and intuitive design to a market long underserved by traditional enterprise systems.

To learn more please visit www.asseta.ai

Disclaimer
The information provided on The WealthTech Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial, legal, or investment advice. All opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not reflect the views of their employers, affiliated organizations, or sponsors.

The WealthTech Podcast makes no representatio...

The LP Dilemma: How AI is Shaping Multi-Asset Class Investment Management for Family Offices and OCIOs.

In this episode of The WealthTech Podcast, host Mark Wickersham sits down with Charles Anselm, CEO and Co-Founder of OSYTE, an AI-enabled multi-asset investment and liquidity management platform built for the world’s most sophisticated allocators — family offices, outsourced CIOs, and institutional LPs. 

Charles shares how his experience as Head of Portfolio Management at a $5B OCIO led him to found Osyte and address one of the industry’s biggest gaps: unifying fragmented investment data and workflows across public and private markets. From tackling liquidity challenges and capital call automation to enabling real-time portfolio oversight, Osyte is redefining how LPs manage complexity at scale. 

The conversation explores how AI is evolving from generative to agentic, moving beyond data extraction and document summarization to orchestrating real investment workflows — automating tasks like rebalancing, capital calls, and liquidity planning. Charles explains why agentic AI will transform operational efficiency while maintaining the “human-in-the-loop” that ensures trust and accountability. 

Listeners will gain insight into: 

• The missing infrastructure layer for multi-asset allocators
• How AI is reshaping liquidity management and capital call forecasting
• The platform vs. best-of-breed debate — and why interoperability is key
• The future of agentic AI in front-office investment decision-making

From practical innovation to philosophical reflections on technology’s role in the next generation of investors, this episode offers a rare founder’s perspective on the intersection of AI, investment operations, and the future of wealth management.

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oDsppuqOkjw

About Charles Anselm

Charles is an engineer, investment manager and entrepreneur who founded Osyte, with the vision of making human machine collaboration in investment management a reality. Prior to Osyte, Charles worked with pension funds, endowments, foundations, and financial institutions globally for 15 years as an investment strategist, portfolio manager and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO).

About OSYTE

OSYTE is a multi-asset investment technology platform tailor-made for multi-family offices, outsourced CIOs,

About The WealthTech Podcast:
The WealthTech Podcast is bi-monthly family office technology and best practices focused podcast hosted by family office technology expert Mark Wickersham. Mark interviews the movers and shakers in the family office and wealth management industries sharing their years of experience and insights into the topics that are important to the industry. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Asseta AI.

About Asseta AI
Asseta AI is The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, a purpose-built accounting and bill pay platform designed for family offices managing complex, multi-entity wealth. Asseta AI brings modern architecture and intuitive design to a market long underserved by traditional enterprise systems.

To learn more please visit www.asseta.ai

Disclaimer
The information provided on The WealthTech Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial, legal, or investment advice. All opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not reflect the views of their employers, affiliated organizations, or sponsors.

The WealthTech Podcast makes no representatio...

In this episode of The WealthTech Podcast, host Mark Wickersham sits down with Ryan Kerry, CEO of Knowledger, to explore one of the biggest challenges facing family offices today — connecting investment data to the general ledger.

Ryan shares his journey from founding Accusource to building Knowledger and dives into practical insights on outsourcing strategy, vendor selection, and the trade-offs between all-in-one and best-of-breed technology. He also unpacks the complexities of data aggregation, AI-driven statement scanning, and how flexible data design can transform accounting operations.

Discussion Topics Include:
✅ Ryan's Founder's Journey
✅ Solving Data Integration Challenges
✅ Outsourcing Considerations for Family Offices
✅ All-In-One vs. Best of Breed TechnologyConsiderations
✅ Integrating Investment Data into General Ledger & Smart Chart of Account Design

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FNJheV6-IKM

About Ryan Kerry

In the late 1990s, Ryan initiated his investment technology career at Advent software. Advancing through roles at Advent, he later joined SEI to oversee their outsourced investment management. With a knack for data management and client service, he established Accusource in 2008, specializing in white-glove operations for family offices and RIAs. Addressing the challenge of transferring investment data to GLs, Ryan founded KnowLedger in 2020. Based near Philadelphia, he harmonizes family life with his love for bicycling.

About Knowledger

KnowLedger is a data service that moves data from portfolio accounting systems, banks, institutions, and custodians with a rules-based approach that ensures accuracy, completeness, and data confidence into the general ledger system. The type of firms we work with today: family office, multi family office, non profit, and endowments.

Our team works closely with you to establish mappings and data flow, then oversees the recurring movement of the data from your data source(s) to your general ledger.

About The WealthTech Podcast:
The WealthTech Podcast is bi-monthly family office technology and best practices focused podcast hosted by family office technology expert Mark Wickersham. Mark interviews the movers and shakers in the family office and wealth management industries sharing their years of experience and insights into the topics that are important to the industry. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Asseta AI.

About Asseta AI
Asseta AI is The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, a purpose-built accounting and bill pay platform designed for family offices managing complex, multi-entity wealth. Asseta AI brings modern architecture and intuitive design to a market long underserved by traditional enterprise systems.

To learn more please visit www.asseta.ai

Disclaimer
The information provided on The WealthTech Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial, legal, or investment advice. All opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not reflect the views of their employers, affiliated organizations, or sponsors.

The WealthTech Podcast makes no representatio...

In this episode of The WealthTech Podcast, host Mark Wickersham sits down with Arnaud de Coninck, Chief Revenue Officer at Trusted Family, to explore how multigenerational families are using technology to strengthen governance, communication, and engagement.

Arnaud shares the story behind Trusted Family — a platform built by and for family businesses — and explains how it helps over 200 families across 30 countries operate more efficiently, communicate securely, and prepare the next generation for leadership

Key takeaways include:
✅ Why preparing the senior generation is the first step in next-gen readiness
✅ The digitization of family offices
✅ Pillars of good goverence
✅ How preparing the next gen starts with the current gen
✅ Changing expectations families have for their family office

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/T41GqdoZ9iM
 

About Arnaud de Coninck

Arnaud is  Chief Revenue Officer at Trusted Family. Arnaud has developed a deep understanding of both the Family Business & Family Office space. Having worked with hundreds families worldwide, he has supported the growth of a technology platform that focuses on helping professionalize the operations of family governance through a purpose-built SaaS solution.

About Trusted Family

Trusted Family is the world’s leading digital hub for family businesses and family offices, designed to secure sensitive information, streamline communication, and facilitate decision-making. Beyond technology, we empower 200+ families with data-driven insights, expert knowledge, and access to an exclusive community of international, like-minded peers—connecting virtually and in person.

About The WealthTech Podcast:
The WealthTech Podcast is bi-monthly family office technology and best practices focused podcast hosted by family office technology expert Mark Wickersham. Mark interviews the movers and shakers in the family office and wealth management industries sharing their years of experience and insights into the topics that are important to the industry. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Asseta AI.

About Asseta AI
Asseta AI is The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, a purpose-built accounting and bill pay platform designed for family offices managing complex, multi-entity wealth. Asseta AI brings modern architecture and intuitive design to a market long underserved by traditional enterprise systems.

To learn more please visit www.asseta.ai

Disclaimer
The information provided on The WealthTech Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial, legal, or investment advice. All opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not reflect the views of their employers, affiliated organizations, or sponsors.

The WealthTech Podcast makes no representatio...

What’s the state of wealth management technology in 2025?

In this episode, Mark Wickersham sits down with Michael Rose, Director of Wealth Management Research at Cerulli Associates, to unpack the latest research and trends shaping the industry. 

We cover:
 ✅ The current state of U.S. wealth management technology
 ✅ Why CRM and digital marketing tools remain underutilized
 ✅ Integration challenges facing advisors and firms
 ✅ How AI is beginning to transform advisor efficiency and client engagement
 ✅ Shifts in pricing, service models, and client expectations 

Michael brings a unique perspective — combining a decade as a financial advisor with his role leading Cerulli’s wealth management research team. This is a data-driven look at where wealthtech is today and what’s next. 

🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wfJ-UvWaE6w

About Michael Rose

Michael is a director within Cerulli’s Wealth Management practice, where he researches key elements of the wealth management industry, with an emphasis on broker/dealers and wealth management technology. In this capacity, he regularly engages with constituents across the wealth management ecosystem, including retail investors, financial advisors, and executives within wealth management, asset management, and technology firms, in order to support Cerulli’s market research initiatives. 

About Cerulli Associates

For over 30 years, Cerulli has provided global asset and wealth management firms with unmatched, actionable insights. 

Headquartered in Boston, Cerulli Associates is an international research and consulting firm that provides financial institutions with guidance in strategic positioning and new business development. Our analysts blend industry knowledge, original research, and data analysis to bring perspective to current market conditions and forecasts for future developments. 

About The WealthTech Podcast:
The WealthTech Podcast is bi-monthly family office technology and best practices focused podcast hosted by family office technology expert Mark Wickersham. Mark interviews the movers and shakers in the family office and wealth management industries sharing their years of experience and insights into the topics that are important to the industry. The podcast is produced by Brad Oliver.

The WealthTech Podcast is brought to you by the generous support of Asseta AI.

About Asseta AI
Asseta AI is The Intelligent Family Office Suite™, a purpose-built accounting and bill pay platform designed for family offices managing complex, multi-entity wealth. Asseta AI brings modern architecture and intuitive design to a market long underserved by traditional enterprise systems.

To learn more please visit www.asseta.ai

Disclaimer
The information provided on The WealthTech Podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as financial, legal, or investment advice. All opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not reflect the views of their employers, affiliated organizations, or sponsors.

The WealthTech Podcast makes no representatio...