Jay G. Thornton brings over 25 years of experience to Merrill clients. He attended The Wharton School of Business Senior Financial Advisors Program in 1999. Jay finds innovative ways to connect all aspects of clients' financial lives to help them with their overall wealth management. Clients are typically high net worth individuals, businesses and foundations. His practice offers the personalized attention of a boutique and the global resources of one of the world's largest financial services firms. Jay is active within several Orange County philanthropic organizations. He served for seven years on the board of Orange County High School of the Arts Foundation, considered one of the premier art high schools in the country, as well as REACH Foundation, and The Friendship Shelter in Laguna Beach. He resides in Laguna Beach, California with his wife Ann and has two grown sons. In his leisure, he enjoys cycling, photography and his dogs 