Our History

Aspire Strategist Portfolios (Aspire) was founded in 2023 by a team of investment management veterans, Mike Thompson, Michael Carapucci, Michael Lamoly, Sherod Gillis, and Robert Keiser, who previously collaborated at S&P Global and Goldman Sachs.

While at S&P, the Aspire founding partners ran S&P Investment Advisory Services (SPIAS) from 2012 to 2019 and were one of the earliest providers of non-discretionary model portfolios and separately managed accounts. As a result, SPIAS was well-positioned to leverage rapid growth opportunities that came from offering their customized client solutions globally on turn-key asset management platforms. At its peak in 2018, SPIAS had roughly $35 billion in assets under advisement, until it was acquired by Goldman Sachs in 2019.

At Goldman Sachs, the team made up the majority of the model portfolio business roster, until their respective departures in 2022 and 2023, at which time they reunited to form Aspire.