Meet The Team
CircleBlack’s leadership team has decades of experience delivering industry leading technology for the wealthtech ecosystem. We have a rich history of building strong, collaborative relationships with our clients. We believe that our success is directly tied to the success of our clients and the communities they serve. With a team of experienced and innovative leaders, we are constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and delivering solutions that help our clients achieve their goals. Thank you for considering us as your partner in success.
Lincoln Ross
President and CEO
Lincoln Ross has been an innovative leader in the wealth management space for over 20 years. Prior to CircleBlack, Lincoln served as Envestnet’s Chief of Business Operations where he led several operating functions including product management, operations, client experience and communications. Prior to Envestnet, Lincoln served as CEO at FundQuest, a turnkey asset management platform, where he helped significantly grow the business and led FundQuest through the successful acquisition by Envestnet. Lincoln serves as a strategic advisor to several businesses leveraging his unique combination of strategic and operating experience.
Lincoln enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, golfing, squash and maritime adventures.
Jyoti Nihill
SVP Relationship Management
Jyoti brings to CircleBlack 35 years of business development and relationship management experience in the financial services industry. At CircleBlack Jyoti‘s primary focus is to develop and enhance CircleBlacks relationship management program. Prior to CircleBlack, Jyoti served as a Vice President of Strategic Account Management at Envestnet, where she was responsible for the management of some of the companies largest retirement clients. She also served as AVP at The Hartford/MassMutual where she managed the relationships with the Asset Management companies and built an innovative cross selling sales distribution strategy which was considered a trend in the industry.
She enjoys spending time with her husband and five children and as she does this, she moves through her day with passion and a zest for life.
Dan Kutner
Head of Sales
Dan has extensive sales leadership and partnership experience within the financial services industry. He brings a client and partner first approach to building and managing high growth sales organizations. Prior to CircleBlack, Dan was a member of the sales leadership team at a fintech company, Human Interest, where he helped drive the revenue team through several stages of growth. Previously, Dan also helped build and lead distribution channels at Windham Capital Management and Eaton Vance.
Dan enjoys spending time with family and traveling.
Sarah Toole
Partnership Manager
Outside of work, Sarah spends most of her time with her Bernedoodle Cody and her adorable nieces and nephew.