Julien Frazzo
Director, Risk Management and Securities Research

Julien is the Director of Risk Management and Securities Research at Beacon Pointe Advisors and is a member of the Beacon Pointe Investment Committee. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe, Julien served as Director of Equity Research at The Bahnsen Group. Julien is a seasoned investment professional with twenty-two years of experience, including fourteen years as a risk taker in alternative asset management, five years in investment banking, and three years in private wealth management. He began his career in the financial industry as an M&A banker and equity research analyst as part of Lehman Brothers analyst and associate programs. Julien transitioned to the buy-side of the industry in 2004 by joining Citadel as a Senior Analyst before being promoted to Managing Director of Citadel’s Principal Strategy. Julien subsequently served as a Portfolio Manager at several multi-billion-dollar boutique hedge funds before relocating his family to Southern California and transitioning to private wealth management in 2019. Julien earned a master’s degree in Accounting and Finance and a postgraduate degree in Corporate Finance, Financial Engineering, and Securities Law from the University of Paris Dauphine in Paris, France. A French native, Julien holds American and British citizenships and lives in Seal Beach, California. Having worked in Paris, Amsterdam, London, Chicago, Monaco, and Newport Beach, Julien is a student of many cultures and brings a global understanding of investments to the table.