Zach Hill is our Portfolio Management Team Lead. He is originally from Kingsport, TN but has lived in Knoxville since 2009. Zach graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelors degree in Finance and received his MBA with a concentration in finance from UT as well. His background with institutional investing and working with a fintech software startup makes him a perfect fit to lead our Portfolio Management team. Most of Zach's free time goes towards running Remedy, a local coffee shop, and Zero/Zero Wine Bar, which he and his wife own together.

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional Bob Fugate has been in the registered investment advisory space since 2004. He initially founded Blue Ridge Wealth Planners, an RIA that struggled to find sufficient money managers for its clients for years until eventually taking on the job directly and creating Great Valley Asset Manager to focus solely on the job. Today, Bob no longer needs to work in the day-to-day operations of the business and instead focuses on one of his most fulfilling activities - educating others. In this pursuit, Bob has taught in classrooms at universities and community colleges around the state including the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Lee University, Northeast State Community College, Walters State Community College, and many more.

As a former football player for the University of Tennessee under Coach Phillip Fulmer and high school state champion wrestler, John Vandergriff brings an important team mentality to Great Valley Asset Management. Combining his ministry experience and his financial training, John has worked with hundreds of families across the country for holistic financial planning. He is a dually licensed Insurance Agent and Investment Advisor Representative and is currently working to earn his CFP® Certification. John also holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from The University of Tennessee.

Brad has served as Managing Director for East Tennessee's premier retirement planning firm, Blue Ridge Wealth Planners since 2014 and has served on Great Valley Asset Management's leadership team since its inception. He completed his Master of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Tennessee in 2014 before entering the world of finance. Brad oversees the firm's marketing efforts and handles the design and implementation of various systems and procedures within the company.

Our Team