R. Dean Piccirillo is a senior financial advisor, a Principal and client-service team director in the HBKS Wealth Advisors (HBKS) Fort Myers and Sarasota, Florida offices. In addition to Dean’s ongoing consultation work with affluent families, he directs the HBKS Wealth Advisors Retirement Plan Services Group, which provides investment consulting services to corporate, nonprofit and municipal retirement plans. He also works closely with the firm’s sports and entertainment niche, Elite Life Management, based in Sarasota.
Dean is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, a Chartered Retirement Plans Specialist℠, and an Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst™. He earned his B.S. in Finance and Economics from Slippery Rock University in 1989 and his Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) from the American College of Financial Services in 2020. One of the things that Dean is particularly passionate about is his part-time role as an Adjunct Professor of Finance at Florida Gulf Coast University where he helps educate future financial advisors.
A veteran, Dean is proud to have served his country for nearly 20 years in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. He achieved the rank of Captain prior to leaving the service, and is a graduate of numerous U.S. Army schools, including the Army Airborne and Air Assault Schools.