We are the trusted advisor and counselor.

We are problem solvers with a passion for excellence. We are intellectually curious and highly collaborative. We minimize hierarchy.

We don’t regard individuals based on their title, but their needs and interests. We uphold the obligation – not a right, but an obligation – for each member of our firm to question anything that he or she feels is not right for a client.

We come from all over North America, with rich experience and all kinds of backgrounds and areas of expertise.

We are a network of leaders. What we look for when we are hiring are individuals with leadership potential, integrity, a sharp analytical mind, creativity, and the ability to work with people from all walks of life.

We go to extraordinary lengths to support the people we hire to succeed. We have a passion for helping the people we work with. Those who join SVMG join people bound by a shared set of values and a culture of support, caring, trust, respect, and interdependence.

Our firm is a global network of led not by one person, but by our partnership group. We are not a corporation tied to earnings pressures. We are not here to increase returns to shareholders. Instead, we constantly measure new ideas, opportunities, and ways of working against our values. When they fall short our choices are easy, clear, emphatic, and final: We say “no thank you.” When they measure up, our choices are equally easy, clear, emphatic, and final: We say “yes” and put the full weight of our firm behind them.