
Michael TelescoMichael TelescoClient Associate
About Michael
Michael Telesco is a Client Associate at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.
As a member of The Degenaars Babb Group, Michael provides administrative and customer service support for high-net-worth individuals and families, successful professionals, endowments and foundations. His responsibilities include client onboarding, fund transfer, addressing inquiries, monitoring transactions, and ad hoc requests. He has excellent communication skills and is in frequent contact with clients.
Michael graduated from James Madison University with a B.A. in Political Science. With three years of experience in financial services, he began his career in 2021 at Fisher Investments as an Account Executive. Michael then moved to Merrill Lynch, where he acquired skills to carefully address individual clients' needs.
Michael lives in Hoboken, NJ, and enjoys spending his weekends with his friends and family.
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