SEan livingston
Sean is a Managing Director at UBS Private Wealth Management, advising and providing sophisticated wealth management solutions to ultra-high net worth individuals and families. In addition to advising clients, Sean serves as the Executive Sponsor of the UBS PRIDE & Allies Employee Resource Group. Previously, Sean was the Co-Chair of PRIDE & Allies and also served on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council for UBS Americas (2022-2024). Sean also serves as an ally for UBS’ ABN Americas Male Allies Program. In 2024 and 2025, Sean and his team at Vallis Advisors were recognized as a Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Team in California.
Prior to joining UBS in 2021, Sean served as an Executive Director and Senior Client Advisor at JP Morgan from 2009 to 2021. During that time, he led the Private Equity/Venture Capital Team in Northern California. Prior to JP Morgan, Sean worked at PIMCO in Newport Beach, London, and Munich. He holds an M.B.A. from London Business School and a B.A. from the University of California, Irvine.
In 2023, Sean was honored by Seramount as one of UBS’ “Working Parents of the Year”, recognized for his mentorship, community contributions, resilience in overcoming obstacles, and his significant impact as a parent on the community, both inside and outside of UBS.
In 2022, Sean was named an Outstanding Voice for the LGBTQ+ community by the San Francisco Business Times. In 2022, 2023, and 2024, Sean was also included in the INvolve Outstanding LGBT+ Executives list, which honors 100 global executives “leading by example and driving change to create more LGBT+ inclusive workplaces”.