Managing Director

Luis Fernandes is managing director with Fifth Third Wealth Advisors, serving clients in New York. With more than 15 years of financial services industry experience, he provides comprehensive wealth management solutions to high-net-worth individuals and families, foundations, endowments, and institutional clients. He has extensive experience in portfolio design, asset allocation, and fixed income strategies and works with clients using a coordinated, client-focused approach to deliver expert guidance, experienced money management, and personalized service – all backed by the resources of Fifth Third Bank. Luis joined Fifth Third Wealth Advisors in 2023. Previously, he served as a wealth manager with BNY Mellon Wealth Management. He began his career as a personal banker with Bank of America. He is a lifetime member of Beta Gamma Sigma (an international business honor society) after graduating in the top 20% of his MBA class at Syracuse University's AACSB-accredited Martin J. Whitman School of Management.