Advisory Board

An experienced team helping clients achieve their goals for over two decades.

Lola C. West

Managing Director/Co-Founder, Westfuller Advisors, LLC

For almost a decade of her successful career, Lola served as a wealth advisor with Merrill Lynch and a senior partner of LWF Wealth Management. Today, as a co-founder and partner of Westfuller Advisors, she continues to advise clients and institutions on how to build a vision for the future and directs the achievement of results-oriented financial goals and aspirations. Lola is active in the New York City community as a board member for the New York Women’s Foundation (NYWF-the Foundation is the largest women-led grantmaking organization in the United States, and one of the top two in the world); Donors of Color Network – a donor network specifically for BIPOC philanthropists; Souls Grown Deep Foundation; and The New 3R’s. She is also listed In Who’s Who of American Women and is the recipient of the Proclamation “Lola C. West Day” in the City of New York for “exemplary prowess as a health care administrator.” Lola received a BA in Psychology from Brooklyn College and a MUP (Master’s in Urban Planning) from Hunter College. She holds a Certified Financial Management designation; the Series 7, 66; and Life, Health and Accident Insurance license. She lives on the Upper East Side of NYC.

Ian S. Fuller

Managing Director/Co-Founder, Westfuller Advisors, LLC

Ian is a co-founder and partner of Westfuller Advisors, a values-driven investment advisory and wealth management firm that provides advice, strategy, and investment management for mission-aligned global individuals, families, non-profits and foundations. A specialist in evidence-driven, global wealth advisory and planning, strategic investment management, and philanthropic giving; he works closely with people and institutions to empower wealth with purpose. Ian is a believer in the promise of money and financial systems to drive a flourishing democracy and economy. He co-leads the firm’s commitment to support efforts building: a just and equitable society, public purpose finance for All, and community infrastructure and assets. As an activist and finance nerd; he is a board member and investment committee chair of the Marguerite Casey Foundation with a $975MM endowment committed mission-aligned investing, board chair of Common Justice, and serves as the treasurer/finance chair for many social justice organizations, including Color of Change, The Workers Lab, Proteus Action League, and the Amalgamated Bank Charitable Foundation. Ian is also an active angel investor in high-growth, BIPOC-led businesses. Ian received both a B.S. in Economics and an M.S. in International Affairs/Global Finance from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology/New York University; and holds a Chartered Financial Consultant designation; the Series 7, 66, 24 securities licenses. He lives on the Lower East Side of New York City with his family where he can often be found perfecting ristretto pulls, reading a good book or training for the next adventure race.

Mervin A. Burton, CFA

Asset Allocator / Senior Portfolio Advisor and Consultant

Merv Burton serves as a senior portfolio advisor and consultant to family offices and investment organizations. Most recently, he was a Managing Director at Carnegie Corporation responsible for oversight of the $4bn+ endowment portfolio. Merv's expertise includes investment strategy, asset allocation, manager selection, portfolio construction, risk management, and operations. Prior to joining Carnegie, Merv was Investment Director at Lafayette College, where he also served as Interim Chief Investment Officer. Previously, he was a Senior Investment Manager for the IBM Retirement Funds where he held several roles including head of Public Equity, Hedge Funds, and a member of the Strategy team. Merv has served on multiple boards including Atmosphere Academy, a Bronx, NY based charter school he helped to form in 2015. He currently sits on the advisory board for two single family offices based in New York. Merv started his career as a Financial Analyst at Goldman, Sachs & Co. and later worked in Corporate Development/Mergers & Acquisition at both PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM. Merv is a graduate of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science Degree in economics, and concentration in finance, and is a CFA Charterholder.