Tristan Carone
Wealth Advisor
Tristan graduated from Augustana College in 2025 with a double major in Finance and Accounting. During his time at Augustana, he was also a member of the football team, an experience that instilled the importance of discipline, leadership, and teamwork—qualities that continue to guide him in his professional career.
As a Wealth Advisor at VestGen, Tristan is dedicated to supporting clients in building strategies that align with their goals and values. He enjoys developing meaningful relationships and takes pride in helping individuals and families feel confident about their financial future. Tristan finds fulfillment in being part of a team that places such a strong emphasis on client care and personalized guidance.
Outside of the office, Tristan is a passionate sports fan. He enjoys watching and following football, baseball, basketball, and golf, and values the camaraderie and excitement that sports bring. Whether it’s on the field, in the office, or with family and friends, Tristan appreciates opportunities to connect with others and build strong relationships.
Josh Gerry
Chief Executive Officer
Josh Gerry is redefining succession planning for wealth advisors.
Widely recognized as one of the industry’s leading voices on advisor succession, Josh Gerry is CEO of VestGen Wealth Partners and a 2025 Luminaries Finalist in the M&A Leader of the Year category. He spearheaded the unprecedented merger of 10 advisory practices in December 2024 to launch VestGen, creating a fully integrated wealth management firm that empowers advisors to transition with confidence and aims to ensure clients’ continuity of care across generations. His leadership was recently profiled in a full-page InvestmentNews feature, “Seeking Success from Succession.”
With more than three decades in wealth management, Josh brings deep experience in succession, M&A, and growth strategy. Prior to VestGen, he co-founded Professional Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he scaled the firm to over $10 billion in assets while guiding advisors through successful practice transitions. He later served as CEO of Impetus Wealth Strategies, securing capital commitments to fuel advisor succession and expansion. His earlier leadership roles at AXA and MetLife gave him a deep understanding of large-scale advisor transitions across enterprise firms.
At VestGen, Josh leads the firm’s mission to solve one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: the $13 trillion in assets expected to transition as nearly 40% of advisors retire in the next decade. Josh brings both credibility and conviction to building the next generation of advisor leadership. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and contributes thought leadership on the future of succession planning and advisor M&A.
Josh holds a B.S. in Business Economics from UCLA.