Ryan T. Gardner

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Age: 36

Title: Principal and Senior Consultant

Company: Fiduciary Investment Advisors LLC

Location: Windsor

Hometown: South Glastonbury

College: University of Hartford

Bio

As one of Fiduciary Investment Advisor's founding partners, Ryan Gardner has played a key role in the overall development and growth of the firm. Since its 2006 inception, FIA has grown into one of the largest retirement plan consulting firms in the country. Gardner serves as head of FIA's defined contribution practice, which is comprised of more than 200 clients.

FIA's work in the retirement plan marketplace has been recognized over the years, including: 2009 Retirement Plan Advisor Team of the Year Award by PlanSponsor magazine and Top 100 Retirement Plan Advisers (2010-2015) by PlanAdviser magazine.

Outside of FIA, Gardner remains active within the community, serving on the board of directors for Riverfront Recapture and its finance and human resources committee. Previously, Gardner served on the board of directors and investment committee for the Greater Hartford Jaycees.

Gardner and his wife, Erin, live in South Glastonbury with their three children, Ellie, Kenlee and Easton.

Q&A

What is the best thing someone would say about your career thus far? Work hard and persevere, the rest will take care of itself.

If there is one person whose life and career you want to imitate, who would it be? There is no one person, but rather many whose lives and work I admire. These influences help to guide and shape my decisions.

If you could place one item in a time capsule to be opened 500 years from now, what would it be? My cell phone (assuming the battery would last that long). There are few other objects that could capture so much information about our society and culture all at once. Another 500 years from now, those opening the time capsule would be given a glimpse into our daily lives, current events, celebrations, struggles and other factors shaping the world around us.