Gohar Tumanian
Division Advisor Development Program Executive
Merrill Lynch
Gohar Tumanian is the division advisor/development program executive for Merrill Lynch based in Los Angeles, overseeing the career development pipeline in California, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam. In her role leading and coordinating the Advisor Development Program for financial advisors, she manages 13 market leaders and oversees a training program of 337 trainees to help the next generation of diverse Merrill advisors build their practices. Since joining the Merrill FA Development program in 2019, she has helped oversee the successful graduation of more than 130 new financial advisors.
Tumanian’s current role is the latest in her 27-year tenure at Bank of America and Merrill, where she has worked in three different lines of business and has been promoted nine times. She’s helped implement pivotal programs to expand client outreach and experience, such as helping establish the Social Media Servicing Team to help client engagement on platforms like Twitter and Facebook.
