Brian R. Johnson

Filament LLC is a wealth management firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded in 2005 by two CPAs — Scott Butterfield and Conrad Gehrmann – and attorney John Goodwin. In 2020, they became a subsidiary of Laird Norton Wealth Management LLC, which is ultimately owned by Laird Norton Co. LLC. Filament provides investment and financial advisory services predominantly to high net-worth individuals, families, and related family entities. Entities include trusts, estates, family foundations, family investment corporations, partnerships and small businesses. The firm also provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, including charities (and their endowments or foundations) and donor advised funds.

General Electric Capital Corp. provides financial products and services. Its services include commercial loans and leases, fleet management, financial programs, credit cards, personal loans, and other financial services. The firm’s solutions include energy finance and aviation finance. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Summit Bank (Oakland, California) operates as a state commercial banks. The company was founded by Shirley W. Nelson in 1982 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Founded in 2001, Cornerstone Advisors, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Asheville, North Carolina

Bristlecone Advisors LLC (Bristlecone) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisory firm and multi-family office headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The firm was founded by Keith Vernon in 1999. Bristlecone offers integrated wealth management and family office services to high net-worth individuals and families.