Mark Sear, MBA

Work Experience

• Joined MAI Capital Management in 2025
• Co-Founded Evoke Advisors in 2019
• Financial advisor to wealthy families and institutional investors since 1993
• Co-founded Luminous Capital in 2008, which was acquired by First Republic Bank in 2012, where he served as Senior Managing Director
• Began his career at Goldman Sachs, and five years later joined Merrill Lynch, where he helped build the Private Banking and Investment Group (PBIG)

Life Outside of MAI 

• Former NCAA collegiate golfer at the University of the Pacific
• Active member of Tiger 21, Los Angeles chapter
• Lives in Newport Beach

Education

• University of the Pacific, BS in Business
• Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, MBA