Stratos Wealth Holdings Appoints Charis Jones as Chief Operating Officer

BEACHWOOD, Ohio, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratos Wealth Holdings today announced the appointment of Charis Jones as Chief Operating Officer, Head of Supervision, overseeing the firm's Advisory Operations and Supervision Departments, as well as Stratos Investment Management, the firm's affiliated sub-advisor.

Jones brings nearly three decades of leadership experience in financial services, spanning compliance, supervision, and operational excellence. Most recently, she served as Chief Compliance Officer of Hightower Securities and Executive Director of Compliance at Hightower Advisors, where she played a key role in advancing governance and regulatory strategy.

Prior to Hightower, Jones spent more than eight years at LPL Financial, where she held multiple senior leadership roles, including Senior Vice President and Chief Supervisory Officer, Head of Home Office Supervision, and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Advisory Compliance. Earlier in her career, she served as Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, where she helped develop oversight frameworks for one of the industry's largest advisory platforms, and as Vice President at Citi Private Bank, supporting ultra-high-net-worth and law-firm clients.

"Charis brings a remarkable depth of experience, having led some of the industry's most complex supervisory and compliance functions," said Jeff Concepcion, Founder and CEO of Stratos Wealth Partners. "Her operational insight, strategic leadership, and passion for advisor support align perfectly with our mission to empower advisors and strengthen the Stratos platform."

In her new role, Jones will focus on optimizing Stratos's operational infrastructure, enhancing advisor service delivery, and supporting continued excellence across its regulatory and investment functions.

Jones added, "I'm honored to join Stratos at such an exciting time of growth. The firm's culture of collaboration, innovation, and advisor-focused support deeply resonates with me, and I look forward to helping advance its strategic vision."

About Stratos Wealth Holdings
Stratos is a family of companies that includes affiliated registered investment advisors. Stratos supports a network of independent financial advisors by providing flexible affiliation models, including hybrid options, and practice management consulting, operations, technology, and compliance services. Financial advisors associated through the Stratos network of registered investment advisors advise and service more than $37 billion in client assets.

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SOURCE Stratos Wealth Holdings