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Steven Salton is an accomplished business leader with over two decades of experience leading high-performing teams at globally recognized organizations.

He brings expertise across business & project management, budget oversight, marketing, analytics, and cross-functional team leadership—skills he’s consistently deployed to drive meaningful process improvement, reduce operational friction, and develop high-performing teams. Steven brings strategic discipline, clarity, and genuine care to every client interaction — ensuring that the experience of working with this team is as thoughtful as the financial strategies themselves.

Steven Salton

Partner | Director,
Business Operations

Steven’s path to wealth management was shaped by a career defined by impactful leadership — one built on understanding the unique needs of every person, position, and project he’s touched. Raised in upstate New York — his mother battling multiple sclerosis for over two decades, and his brother Bryan born with Down syndrome — Steven learned early that the people closest to you often face the hardest battles, and that showing up for them is foundational.

That understanding propelled him into a life of service. At Ithaca College, where he earned his Bachelor of Science, Steven volunteered at assisted living and nursing facilities, including those for children with special needs. After graduation, he joined AmeriCorps NCCC, working alongside the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, and community organizations with deep and lasting impact — from disaster relief to literacy programs to environmental conservation. It sharpened his instinct for leadership and cemented his belief that meaningful work is always rooted in people.

Steven brought that ethos to New York City, where he built a distinguished 16-year career at Saks Fifth Avenue and its parent company, Hudson’s Bay Company. Rising from Senior Manager to Vice President at Saks Fifth Avenue, Steven led event marketing, public relations, and client experience. In this role, he oversaw flagship charitable programs that generated millions of dollars in support of hundreds of organizations nationwide — spanning arts, education, health, environmental conservation, and LGBTQ advocacy.

When Hudson’s Bay Company acquired Saks in 2013, Steven thrived through the significant changes that followed. Navigating the complexity of integrating legacy cultures and evolving corporate structures, he expanded his role to Vice President of Event Marketing across North America, responsible for Saks, Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor, Gilt, Saks OFF 5TH and the HBC Foundation. Eventually moving to Chief of Staff to the CMO, and ultimately to Head of Operations for Customer Care. His ability to lead through transformation — to bring people together, maintain excellence under pressure, and find clarity in complexity — defines his professional character.

After leaving Hudson’s Bay Company, Steven started his own marketing consulting business, then joined KRW Consulting — a boutique lifestyle marketing agency — ultimately taking on the role of Head of Business Operations. Working with luxury fashion, lifestyle, hospitality, and charitable foundations, he streamlined operations, positioning established and emerging brands for growth.

Steven and his husband, Kyle Young, view their philanthropic efforts as among the most significant contributions they make.

They co-founded the Stay America Foundation, a not-for-profit organization focused on community nourishment through the arts, education, and hunger relief. This initiative exemplifies their joint commitment to improving lives and fostering inclusive communities.

In addition, Steven and Kyle have created the Pierstone Scholarship to support the educational aspirations of LGBTQ+ students across the country – and they continue to support the Human Rights Campaign, Minding Your Mind, Multiple Sclerosis Society, L’Arche, and other organizations.

Noted for their dedication, Steven and Kyle received the 2021 Rabbi Erwin & Agnes Herman Humanitarian Award for being visionary philanthropists to the LGBTQ+ communities.