Molly Bennard

Ms. Molly Bennard is a Chief Executive Officer at Connectus Wealth LLC.
She is responsible for establishing and leading the strategic vision and growth strategy of Connectus globally.
Before joining Connectus, Ms. Bennard was a Managing Director at Focus Financial Partners, responsible for leading business development and acquisition activities across both the Northeast and Midwest regions of the United States.
She also oversaw various international initiatives, including the expansion of Focus’ presence in Australia.
She also worked closely with multiple Focus partner firms in delivering value-added resources to help execute strategic initiatives that accelerate growth.
Prior to Focus, she held a leadership position as the Head of the Strategic Initiatives Group at AXA US, where she led corporate strategy and business development initiatives to drive profitable growth and performance across the organization.
She also previously worked within Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division, executing M&A, equity and debt transactions within the financial services industry.
She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, providing financial due diligence and other advisory services to private equity and corporate clients within the U.S.
and Latin America.
Ms. Bennard is a CPA and CFA charterholder.
She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.