Stasia Washington

Stasia Washington joined First Foundation Advisors in January 2013 with more than 25 years’ diverse experience in the financial services industry. As a Relationship Manager, Stasia works directly with high net worth individuals and families to create customized plans for protecting and growing their wealth, often across multiple generations. She also helps foundations, exempt organizations and endowments to realize their short and long-term financial objectives through effective planning and investment management. Ms. Washington is active outside of First Foundation. Currently she serves as a Board Member for Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management. Most recently, she served for six years as an Executive Board Member for MusiCares’ for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Stasia is a founding member of the Motion Picture Television Fund Professional Advisory Council. Recognized throughout her career, Ms. Washington’s honors include the 2017, 2016 and 2015 First Foundation Circle of Excellence Award, National Sales Network’s Women in Sales Excellence Award, the National STEM Top Woman of Color in Finance Award, The American Cancer Society Award of Merit, and The Los Angeles NAACP Outstanding Leader of the Year Award. Ms. Washington earned a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management.