Robert Skinner is a Founder and Managing Partner of IEQ Capital, where he also chairs the firm’s Investment Committee. IEQ Capital is a $45+ billion asset manager and multifamily office serving high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.
Mr. Skinner began his career at Fidelity Investments in 1995 before joining Merrill Lynch, where he served as First Vice President of Investments. In 2008, he co-founded Luminous Capital, an independent Registered Investment Advisor (RIA). At Luminous, he held key leadership roles, including Chief Investment Officer, Head of Investment Research, and Co-Manager of Portfolio Construction. The firm managed $5.5 billion in client assets at the time of its acquisition by First Republic Bank in 2012. Following the acquisition, Mr. Skinner served as a Senior Managing Director and Wealth Manager at First Republic Bank.
Mr. Skinner has been consistently recognized among the top professionals in the industry, including annual honors as one of America’s Top Wealth Advisors by Forbes and as one of America’s Top 100 Financial Advisors and Top 100 Independent Wealth Advisors by Barron’s. IEQ Capital has also been recognized among America’s Top RIA Firms.
Active in philanthropic and community organizations, Mr. Skinner serves on the Board of Directors for the National First Tee, First Tee of Monterey County, and the Pebble Beach Foundation. He is a trustee of PGA REACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America, and the Naval Postgraduate School Foundation. Mr. Skinner also sits on multiple advisory boards for private alternative investment funds. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Connecticut.
Rob resides in Pebble Beach, California, with his wife, Stefanie, and their triplets, Paige, Payton, and RJ Skinner.
Awards & Recognition
- 2025 Forbes America’s Top 250
- 2025 Best-In-State
- 2024 Forbes America’s Top 250
- 2024 Best-In-State
- 2023 Forbes America’s Top 250
- 2023 Best-In-State
- 2021 Forbes America’s Top 250
- 2021 Best-In-State
- 2020 Forbes America’s Top 250
- 2020 Best-In-State
- 2019 Best-In-State
- 2019 Forbes America’s Top 250
As of 09/30/2025, IEQ Capital, LLC (“IEQ”) manages $45.9 Billion in RAUM. IEQ RAUM as of 12/31/2024 as reported in IEQ Capital’s Form ADV filed in May 2025 totaled $35.4 billion. All outside business activities may not be listed. Please request IEQ Capital’s ADV 2B for complete information. The awards listed are not endorsement of any third party to invest with IEQ and are not indicative of future performance. Investors should not rely on awards for any purpose and should conduct their own review prior to investing. Barron’s advisor rankings formula utilizes three major categories of calculations: (1) Assets (2) Revenue and (3) Quality of practice. Advisors who wish to be ranked fill out a 102-question survey about their practice. Barron’s verifies that data with the advisors’ firms and with regulatory databases and then applies their rankings formula to the data to generate a ranking. The scoring system assigns a top score of 100 and rates the rest by comparing them with the winner. This ranking does not guarantee any potential investment outcomes, nor does it rank advisors based on investment performance. There is no fee for participation. However, IEQ does pay for the right to be featured in Barron’s magazine itself (outside of the ranking) and for using Barron’s logo in our marketing pieces. More information can be found here: https://www.barrons.com/articles/barrons-top-advisors-methodology-1534541819 Forbes’ wealth advisor rankings are developed by SHOOK Research, an independent research firm. The rankings are based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria, mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. Those advisors that are considered have a minimum of seven years’ experience, and the algorithm weighs factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and those that encompass best practices in their practices and approach to working with clients. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings. More information can be found here: https://www.shookresearch.com/a-methodology.html