JESSE MILLARES – Consulting Manager

Mr. Millares joined Acclivity West in 2010 and has almost 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. Mr. Millares holds a BS in Business Marketing from Fresno State. He provides independent management and marketing consulting to Acclivity West in the areas of sales marketing, recruiting and training support for all Acclivity West agents and investor relations.

He began as a College Life Agent for Northwestern Mutual in 1979 and acquired his Series 7 license in 1984. He then became a partner in a financial advisory firm during the pioneering days of financial planning and helped raise over $50 Million of private equity during the 1980s. He joined Griffin Financial of Home Savings in 1992 and managed the customers’ investments in five branches. In 1998 he joined Sagemark Consulting providing fee-based financial and estate planning for high net worth clients and later formed his own independent firm specializing in wealth management, business valuation, workers comp, and tax recovery.

He sold his practice in 2004 to become a founding shareholder in a cancer therapy start-up and became its Executive VP to manage the company’s capital raising team. He also became the CEO of an affiliate company to structure joint ventures, manage investment banking, financing, and private equity relationships. He developed partnerships with CB Richard Ellis, Fluor Corporation and developed relationships with Goldman Sachs, Citigroup Global, and Morgan Stanley.

KENNETH FRANK - President

Kenneth Frank, 47, is the President of Acclivity West.  Ken received an Honorary Discharge from the U.S Army in 1992, where he served as a Military Policeman.  Ken then attended Richard Stockton State College in New Jersey. In 1995, Ken became a Series 7 Licensed Broker and worked in Virginia.  In 1999, Ken moved to Houston, TX where he worked with financial institutions as a Financial Advisor.  In 2005, Ken entered into the Life Settlement Industry.  Ken has been a key component and the driving force of Acclivity West since 2009.