NEW YORK , Aug. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the industry meets to celebrate the 10 th annual 'Wealthies' – WealthManagement.com's widely popular industry awards program – award organizers will give a special lifetime achievement award to Mark Tibergien , a long-time wealth management executive, consultant, thought leader and author.

Judges for the Wealth Management Industry Awards chose to recognize Tibergien's remarkable tenure and wide-ranging influence on the wealth management industry. Beginning with his consultancy inside Moss Adams, Tibergien is widely known as the "father of practice management" in building out the tenets of what a successful financial advisory firm could be through a focus on professionalizing management, operations, and human capital. As part of this approach, Tibergien led the development and implementation of the industry's first benchmarking study, revealing the best practices, techniques and approaches to helping independent financial advisors grow, compete and succeed in an emerging industry.

This industry knowledge and consulting experience translated into a number of articles, books, seminars, and workshops that Tibergien authored and led, sharing his knowledge and expertise to help a coterie of small, independent firms attain billion-dollar status and who are now the shining stars leading the growth and success of the fastest growing segment in all of financial services. After spending more than 20 years defining what it means to be a pra.