Meet Our Team.

The people behind Pantile, experienced professionals committed to your financial success.

David Baines
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David Baines

CEO, Founder, and Chief Investment Officer

  • MBA in Finance, Boston University
  • Doctorate in Finance, Washington University in St. Louis
  • PhD in Computer Science, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Series 65 Licensed Investment Advisor
  • 10+ years in quantitative portfolio management
  • Former Leader, Corporate Finance at Verizon
  • Published researcher in portfolio optimization
  • Founded Pantile Investments in 2021

Why I Started Pantile

I started Pantile Investments because I saw a gap in the wealth management industry. Most firms treat technology, and the client experience in general, as an afterthought: a clunky portal tacked onto an outdated advisory model. I believed that technology-forward professionals deserved an advisor who speaks their language and builds tools they actually want to use, with the ultimate goal of fully understanding their wealth and the strategies to grow and protect it.

Before founding Pantile, I spent over a decade building products in finance as well as creating and managing quantitative investment strategies for large institutional investors. That experience taught me that institutional-grade portfolio construction shouldn't be reserved for endowments and pension funds. It should be available to individuals who are serious about their financial future, who can use those techniques to optimize their wealth plans in ways that go far beyond the cookie-cutter strategies offered by most advisors.

At Pantile, we combine rigorous quantitative methods with genuine human relationships. Our platform expands on that focus to give you transparency, control, and insights, while our team provides the expertise and fiduciary commitment you deserve. Every decision we make for our clients is grounded in evidence and experience, not salesmanship.

Our Development Team

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David Portilla
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David Portilla

Founding Full Stack Engineer

Sri Vamsi Andavarapu
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Sri Vamsi Andavarapu

Founding DevOps and Backend Engineer

Heather Wireman
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Heather Wireman

Founding Data Engineer

Jake Carroll
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Jake Carroll

Founding Marketing Manager

Hamilton
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Hamilton

Accounts Retrievable

Chance
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Chance

Floor Manager

Rockit
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Rockit

Branch Supervisor

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