Arno O. Mayer | Founder | Financial Trust Asset Management

Arno O. Mayer CFA®, CFP®

Founder/Majority Partner/Chief Investment Officer
amayer@financialtrust.net

Arno O. Mayer, CFA®, CFP®, Founder of Financial Trust Asset Management, has been providing investment advisory services since 1986. He founded Financial Trust Asset Management in 1989.

Arno earned his B.A. in Finance from Florida Atlantic University in 1985 and he has also earned the following designations, Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) in 1989 and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) in 1999.

Mr. Mayer's career includes being the Director of Quantitative Research/Portfolio manager for Steinberg Global Asset Management as well as working as a Vice President at NationsBank/Stevens Nations Funds division covering Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C.  Mr. Mayer also ran the mutual fund division of Great Western Bank's Sierra Trust Funds in the State of Florida.

Greg | Executive Officer | Financial Trust Asset Management

Greg Vigrass

Chief Executive Officer and Partner
gvigrass@financialtrust.net

Greg Vigrass is Chief Executive Officer and Partner of Financial Trust Asset Management.  He has over 30 years of experience in financial services, with extensive leadership and operational experience working in all areas of fee-based wealth management.

Most recently, he was a Strategic Advisor with Aite-Novarica's Wealth Management practice and before that was a Vice President in Global Markets at Goldman Sachs.  He joined Goldman Sachs as part of their acquisition of Folio Financial, a brokerage and technology company with a primary focus on innovative trading and asset management platforms for Investment Advisors and Asset Managers. At Folio for 18 years, Greg was President and CEO of Folio Institutional.  Greg started his career with Charles Schwab & Co., spending much of his time there in leadership roles in the Registered Investment Advisor group focused on service, operations, business development and relationship management. 

Greg has a B.A. from the University of Hawaii

Joe Hage

President and Partner
Jhage@financialtrust.net
Joe Hage brings nearly four decades of leadership and expertise in wealth management to his role as President of Financial Trust Asset Management. He began his career in March 1986 and has since held several senior roles at major financial institutions, consistently driving performance and client-focused results.
 
For 23 of the past 30 years, Joe served as a Wealth Group Director for Citibank’s Investment Division, Citi Personal Wealth Management, where he successfully led the Florida business. His achievements earned him national recognition, including being named a Top 10 Program Manager by Bank Investment Consultant in 2018, 2019, and 2020.
 
In addition to his tenure at Citibank, Joe spent seven years with BB&T Wealth Management, where he launched and built the investment division in Florida. Earlier in his career, he managed investment operations for Home Savings of America and Great Western Bank across the state.
 
Joe is proud to lead Financial Trust Asset Management as President. He shares the firm’s deep commitment to delivering exceptional, client-centered financial guidance and has long admired the company’s leadership and mission.

A. Stephen Hueston IV CPA, CFP®

Chief Financial Officer and Partner
shueston@financialtrust.net
As a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Mr. Hueston brings substantive knowledge and experience for helping individuals and businesses navigate the complex landscape of finance and taxation.
 
Stephen earned his BA in Finance at the University of Florida with an additional BA in Accounting from the University of South Florida.
 
He began the inner workings of financial management at Hueston & Company CPA, LLC, a family owned accountancy firm, and quickly established himself by integrating financial planning and tax strategies seamlessly. In 2022, Mr. Hueston founded his own financial planning firm with a mission to offer clients a comprehensive approach to their financial well-being, ensuring that tax considerations are intricately woven into every financial decision. In 2025, Hueston Financial Services became a division of Financial Trust Asset Management whereby incorporating his mission by providing streamlined services for clients.


 

John | Financial Analyst | Financial Trust Asset Management

John Sessa CFA®

Portfolio Manager
jsessa@financialtrust.net
John Sessa is a portfolio manager whose additional roles involve assisting the team in operational and administrative tasks as well as conducting investment-related research. 
 
Mr. Sessa received his B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Finance from the University of Florida in 2014. He would later receive his MBA with a dual concentration in Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions from the University of Miami in 2017. 
John Sessa completed his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2025, demonstrating his expertise and dedication to the field of investment management and financial analysis. 
 
Before joining Financial Trust in 2022, John Sessa was involved in the cryptocurrency industry. Working for a top crypto news outlet, Mr. Sessa has experience writing about current events in the sector and interviewing leaders in the finance and crypto world.