Lola C. West

Lola C. West is co-founder and Managing Director of Westfuller Advisors.  Westfuller is the leading Black-owned, multi-racial, gender diverse, independent, and objective advisory and wealth management firm. Since its inception in 2011, Westfuller has a deeply held belief in the transformative power of racial equity, social, economic, and environmental considerations when developing and executing investment solutions.

With over 20 years of experience in wealth management, Lola has infused her passion for staunch advocacy for equity in justice, racial and gender rights, and philanthropy, to create spaces of opportunity.  Lola had been a long-time contributor to social justice organizations and currently serves on the boards of New York Women’s Foundation, Donors of Color Network, Souls Grown Deep Foundation and The New 3R’s.

Lola’s professional career spans various fields which reinforce her depth of knowledge and breadth of experience. During her tenure at Merrill Lynch Private Client Group, Lola formed the LWF Group, the predecessor to Westfuller. Her work as a Health Care Administrator in New York City has granted her with an official “Lola C. West Day” in New York City.

As a fundraiser and event producer, she created the fundraising strategy used by Nelson Mandela during his run for President of South Africa. Mandela credited her strategy for his successful fundraising in America. In his words, I want to personally congratulate and thank you Lola for all your efforts. I am sure that when you witness the upcoming elections in South Africa in April 1994…you and your colleagues will have the satisfaction of knowing that your dedication, planning and hard labor played an important part in their execution. – Nelson R. Mandela

Lola received a BA from Brooklyn College and a master’s in urban planning from Hunter College. She is a fifth generation New Yorker residing on the Upper East Side.

Links to Lola’s Boards:
New York Women’s Foundation NYWF
Donors of Color Network
Souls Grown Deep Foundation
The New3R’s

Ian S. Fuller, ChFC

Ian is co-founder and Managing Director of Westfuller Advisors, a values-driven investment advisory and wealth management firm that provides advice, strategy, and investment management for mission-aligned global individuals, families, non-profits and foundations.

A specialist in evidence-driven, global wealth advisory and planning, strategic investment management, and philanthropic giving; he works closely with people and institutions to empower wealth with purpose. Ian is a believer in the promise of money and financial systems to drive a flourishing democracy and economy. He co-leads the firm’s commitment to support efforts building: a just and equitable society, public purpose finance for All, and community infrastructure and assets. As an activist and finance nerd; he is a board member and investment committee chair of the Marguerite Casey Foundation with a $975MM endowment committed mission-aligned investing, board chair of Common Justice, and serves as the treasurer/finance chair for many social justice organizations, including: Color of Change, The Workers Lab, Proteus Action League, and the Amalgamated Bank Charitable Foundation. Ian is also an active angel investor in high-growth, BIPOC-led businesses.

Ian received both a B.S. in Economics and an M.S. in International Affairs/Global Finance from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology/New York University; and holds a Chartered Financial Consultant designation; the Series 7, 66, 24 securities licenses. He lives on the Lower East Side of New York City with his family where he can often be found perfecting ristretto pulls, reading a good book or training for the next adventure race.