Envestnet Names Jonathan Linstra Chief Growth Officer

Envestnet appointed Jonathan Linstra as chief growth officer in a newly created role designed to advance the wealthtech company's dual growth leadership model. The appointment pairs scalable distribution with enterprise and RIA relationship management to drive long-term value creation as the industry faces rising client complexity and demand for personalization.

Linstra joins Envestnet from Morningstar, where he most recently served as managing director for the Americas for Morningstar Wealth. He will serve on Envestnet's executive leadership team, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Chris Todd, leading growth priorities across sales execution, revenue generation, and advisor engagement. The role operates alongside Andrew Stavaridis, chief relationship officer, who continues managing existing client relationships and expansion.

“Jonathan is a proven growth leader who understands how to scale distribution, align offerings to advisor behavior and enterprise priorities, and translate strategy into disciplined execution,” Todd said in a statement.

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The strategic evolution comes as Envestnet commits $1 billion in product investment over five years while expanding managed accounts capabilities across broker/dealers and RIAs. The company has spent the past year advancing its UMA platform with advisor-traded sleeves, flexible householding, alternatives and enhanced portfolio management.

Linstra brings over 25 years of experience in revenue, distribution and advisor engagement for global asset management and wealth technology firms, to his new role.

“Winning in this next phase is about alignment, not accumulation, aligning people, platforms and go-to-market execution around how advisors and clients actually work,” Linstra said in the statement.

Stavaridis leads efforts to sharpen client segmentation and strengthen engagement with home offices and advisors. 

“By sharpening our segmentation, strengthening engagement with home offices and advisors, and focusing on our most strategic customers, we’ve built a strong foundation,” he said.

Envestnet manages $7.0 trillion in platform assets and serves over one-third of all financial advisors across banks, wealth managers, brokerages, and RIAs.