2001
Ed is the founder of Herbst Wealth Management. Herbst Wealth Management manages assets for high net worth individuals and families as well as foundations and endowments.
Ed has worked in the financial sector for over 40 years. He began his career at Drexel Burnham and went on to become a Senior Vice President of Institutional Options. For the next 15 years, Ed was a General Partner and COO at Cowen & Company. In 2001, he joined Shields & Company and in 2005 he co-founded the Herbst Group, which is dedicated exclusively to managing assets for wealthy individuals, families, foundations, and endowments.
Ed is on the Board of Directors for the Signature Theatre and was formerly on the Board of Directors of The Second Stage Theatre, and The American-Italian Cancer Foundation.