NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 4, 2026--
Under the leadership of President and Partner Rich Bursek, Certuity, a multi-family office serving high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, has announced four strategic additions to its team. These appointments reflect Certuity’s commitment to investing in human capital to support its most recent growth, assist in the analysis and execution of future growth opportunities and its dedication to technology to expand brand reach and drive operational scale and efficiencies.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260204714937/en/
Regan Brown joins as Director, Corporate Development. In this role, Brown will support strategic growth initiatives while advancing cross-functional excellence and operational alignment across Certuity.
Nicholas Andrew has been appointed Associate Director, Private Funds Reporting. Andrew will support financial reporting and performance communication for Certuity's managed private funds, strengthening the firm's investment capabilities.
Rodrigo Castaneda joins as Business Analyst, Technology and AI. Castaneda will support the advancement of Certuity’s data, technology and artificial intelligence initiatives as the firm continues to invest in innovative solutions that drive scale and efficiency.
Finally, Eli Fenton joins as Associate, Investment Analyst. Fenton will implement investment strategies and support ongoing investment activities for the firm's clients.
"These additions reflect our continued investment in the people and capabilities necessary to serve our clients at the highest level," said Rich Bursek, President and Partner of Certuity. "As Certuity grows, we are committed to recruiting and developing top talent that can deliver sophisticated, personalized solutions that enhance the client experience."
Rich Bursek joined Certuity in 2012 as one of the firm's first senior hires and has led its expansion from approximately $500 million to multiple billions in assets under management. Under his leadership, Certuity has grown into a national firm with offices in California, Florida, New York, Georgia and Tennessee.
About Certuity
Certuity is a multi-family office and wealth management firm specializing in tailored financial services for high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, business owners, C-suite executives and family offices. Core offerings include investment advisory, tax mitigation strategies, estate and legacy planning, access to private investments, family office services and consolidated performance and tax reporting. With a strong emphasis on wealth preservation, institutional-level strategies and legacy planning, Certuity seeks to deliver a personalized family office experience designed for the current and next generation of global families.
About Rich Bursek
Rich Bursek serves as President and Partner of Certuity, a multifamily office and registered investment adviser. With nearly 30 years of expertise in financial services and corporate transformation, Bursek joined the firm in 2012 as one of its first senior hires and has played a central role in building its national presence. Under his leadership, Certuity has achieved substantial organic growth, expanding assets under management from approximately $500 million to a multibillion-dollar enterprise. Bursek graduated summa cum laude with a degree in Management Information Systems and was honored as an Outstanding Alumnus of his university. His professional recognitions include two Silver Addy Awards, selection as a "Forty Under 40" honoree, and designation as a Premier 100 IT Leader.
Certuity’s Rich Bursek Announces Four Hires
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn needed to use a crutch to get around over the weekend. Now she’s performing box jumps, working out in a pool while wearing a weighted vest and skiing at high speed.
No wonder the 41-year-old American is so optimistic that she can compete in the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics downhill on Sunday despite a ruptured ACL in her left knee.
“I’m pretty confident that she can still pull off this dream,” Chris Knight, Vonn’s head coach, told The Associated Press on Wednesday. “I’ve got no doubts in my mind that this is going to be OK.”
Vonn’s team of two physical therapists — Lindsay Winninger and Andi Mitterfellner — and fitness trainer Peter Meliessnig have been working overtime with her.
“She’s been doing box jumps, she’s trying everything out, loads and stresses and things like that to just see where she’s at and see how she feels and she’s pulled up great from everything,” Knight said. “No swelling, no pain.”
Vonn said on Tuesday that surgery “hasn’t been discussed."
“It’s not really on my radar screen right now. The Olympics are the only thing that I’m thinking about,” she said. “Every day my knee’s gotten better. And every day we’re discussing with a full medical team, doctors, physios, everyone, to make sure we’re doing everything to make sure I am making smart and safe decisions.”
Vonn had a partial titanium replacement inserted into her right knee in 2024 and returned to ski racing last season after nearly six years of retirement.
Now she also has bone bruising and meniscal damage in her left knee, though her doctors are not sure if the meniscal issue is a result of her latest injury or from her long series of mishaps earlier in her career.
“She’s not 20 years old, she’s 40 years old. And we’re not looking at anything past this year anyway,” Knight said. “Obviously there’s some risks to just to be able to even ski at the level she wants to ski at. And nobody knows 100% what’s going to happen. But all the right markers and factors are there for us. … It’s a pretty easy decision to keep moving forward.”
Vonn was injured when she lost control landing a jump in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Friday, and ended up crashing into the safety nets.
“She did have a crutch up until yesterday,” Knight said. “Just to help with a little bit of the load-bearing, but now that’s gone, too."
After using a crutch on Monday, Vonn tried some free skiing on Tuesday.
“She did some high-speed skiing,” Knight said, “and had no issues.”
Still, Vonn and her team could use some more time for recovery. Knight said she wouldn’t mind if there’s a weather-related cancellation and they got their wish Wednesday when organizers announced that Thursday’s opening downhill training session would not be held due to the heavy ongoing snowfall on the course.
“But we also need to get out of the start gate on one training run in case something happens further along the line and they have to cancel something else,” Knight said.
Two more training sessions are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, and Vonn needs to start at least one session to take part in Sunday’s race. She might only do just one.
“We have to see what the conditions are like,” Knight said. “There’s lots of options.”
Vonn holds the record of 12 World Cup wins in Cortina and has been racing here for nearly a quarter century, since before some of her current competitors were born. She's also come back successfully from injuries of this magnitude before.
“We’re on familiar territory,” Knight said. “That’s always been the most important part of it, going into this whole comeback 18-month project, is that we knew that we would get to a spot where she’s very, very familiar with. … Nothing is unknown apart from what’s just happened.”
There’s also this: Vonn wants to race in honor of her late mother, Lindy, who died in 2022 of ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and her childhood coach, Erich Sailer, who died in August aged 99.
She stopped to visit Sailer’s grave in Austria on her way to Cortina.
“It’s just so many reasons for her to not let go that they’re powering her along and keeping the adrenaline high,” Knight said. “You don’t want to slow down in these situations.”
AP Winter Olympics: https://apnews.com/hub/milan-cortina-2026-winter-olympics
United States' Lindsey Vonn holds her left knee after crashing, during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Crans Montana, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
United States' Lindsey Vonn, Isabella Wright, Mary Bocock and Breezy Johnson, from left, attend a press conference by the U.S. ski team at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
United States' Lindsey Vonn smiles during a press conference by the U.S. ski team at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
United States' Lindsey Vonn approaches the finish area after crashing, during an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Crans Montana, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
United States' Lindsey Vonn attends a press conference by the U.S. ski team at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
