Martha Staniford
Managing Director
Martha joined the firm in early 2003. She serves as a senior advisor, working with clients to develop, implement, and oversee solutions that integrate investment, insurance, retirement, and tax management into a comprehensive financial/investment strategy.
Prior to her role at Wealthspire, Martha had an active career on Wall Street (Chase Manhattan Bank, Bankers Trust Company – Capital Markets Group, BT Latin America Division, BT Alex Brown, and Oppenheimer) and in Corporate America (Rohm & Haas Co. and GTE).
She is also the author of “The Family Office” chapter in Planning for the Affluent by Richard Mayer and Donald Levy. Martha was named to Forbes’ list of Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State* for the last three years, InvestmentNews’ $100M Club: Top Female Advisors list in 2025,** and AdvisorHub’s 50 Women RIAs to Watch list in 2026.
Prior to her role at Wealthspire, Martha had an active career on Wall Street (Chase Manhattan Bank, Bankers Trust Company – Capital Markets Group, BT Latin America Division, BT Alex Brown, and Oppenheimer) and in Corporate America (Rohm & Haas Co. and GTE).
She is also the author of “The Family Office” chapter in Planning for the Affluent by Richard Mayer and Donald Levy. Martha was named to Forbes’ list of Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-in-State* for the last three years, InvestmentNews’ $100M Club: Top Female Advisors list in 2025,** and AdvisorHub’s 50 Women RIAs to Watch list in 2026.
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