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Steward Partners has been named one of the Washington Business Journal’s 2026 Best Places to Work in Greater Washington, marking the employee-owned RIA’s ninth appearance on the list and reinforcing its reputation for a durable ownership- and culture-driven model. The ranking, based solely on confidential employee surveys conducted by Quantum Workplace, highlights strong scores in team dynamics, trust in leadership, communication, and engagement, which are central to the firm’s talent strategy.
Head of Wealth Management Jeff Gonyo said the repeated recognition signals a long-term commitment to building an environment where advisors and staff can perform at their best, an important differentiator in the competitive wealth management labor market. The award follows a series of recent accolades: Steward Partners rose to No. 9 on Barron’s 2025 Top 100 RIA Firms list (from No. 18 in 2024), was named a 2025 Thrivent Employer of Choice by InvestmentNews, and saw multiple advisors and teams placed on Forbes | SHOOK’s 2026 Best-In-State Wealth Advisors and Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams rankings.
Since its 2013 launch, Steward Partners has positioned its employee-owned structure and partner-centric culture as core to its growth, supporting nearly $50 billion in client assets as of March 2026 through wealth planning, private banking, institutional consulting, and business solutions. For executives and stakeholders, the latest workplace recognition, combined with national RIA rankings and advisor-level honors, underscores the firm’s ability to attract and retain high-producing advisors, sustain growth, and compete effectively with larger incumbents without relying on paid placements or performance-based award fees.
Collectively, these achievements signal that Steward Partners’ culture, governance model, and client-service platform are translating into both market recognition and organizational resilience. While rankings do not guarantee future performance, they provide external validation of the firm’s operating model and may support continued recruiting, retention, and business development across its independent wealth management network.