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48 November 2019
Opus Private Client, LLC
Managing Partner
Age: 34
Bio: The son of a Venezue-
lan mother and a Japanese
father, Watanabe has always
had an appreciation for the
value of diversity. After gra-
duating from Brooks School
in New England, he went on
to graduate from the College
of the Holy Cross where he be-
came an active member and
board member of the diver-
sity network. Today, he is an
active member of the Bishop
Healy Committee, which aims
to support underrepresented
students pursuing an educa-
tion at Holy Cross. In 2018,
he received the HCAA Young
Alumni Leadership Award
acknowledging his outstan-
ding service to the Holy Cross
community.
After graduating from co-
llege, Watanabe began his ca-
reer in financial services. He
is particularly sensitive to the
nuances that various cultures
have about planning for the
future. He is now a managing
partner of Opus Private Client
LLC in New York, where a sig-
nificant portion of his client
base is in the Latinx commu-
nity. His expertise is in asset
protection, wealth accumula-
tion, and wealth distribution.
His knowledge and rich expe-
rience in the finance industry
earned him the President's
Council Award in 2018.
His contributions to the
Latinx business community
have been recognized natio-
nally. He was voted one of El
Mundo magazines's 30 Under
30 in 2016. He is also a former
board member of the New
York chapter of the Associa-
tion of Latino Professionals
for America, and he remains
an active corporate liaison to
advance the success of Latinx
professionals. Most recently,
he presented wealth mana-
gement strategies specific to
the Latinx community at this
year's ALPFA National Con-
vention in Nashville.
He and his wife are re-
sidents of Westchester. He
spends his free time playing
basketball, golf, and cheering
for his favorite sports teams,
the Boston Celtics, Boston
Red Sox, and the Miami Dol-
phins.
Iván Watanabe
Saving
for the future
"S
urround yourself with the
dreamers and doers, the
believers and thinkers, but most of
all, surround yourself with those who
see the greatness within you, even
when you don't see it yourself."
- Edmund Lee
