Ted Desmarais

Ted Desmarais is a trust and wealth advisor in Pinnacle’s National Capitol Region.

He has over 30 years of experience working with individuals and families to help them manage, preserve, and transition their wealth. Ted practiced as an estate planning attorney at a top ten global law firm in Washington, DC for 20 years before moving into wealth management in 2011. 

He joined Pinnacle Financial Partners in 2024. In his role as a trust and wealth advisor, Ted draws on his years as a practicing attorney and his experience in trust and estate administration to help clients navigate complex trust, tax and estate planning needs with practical and proactive advice.  Ted assists business owners with exit planning and business succession and has advised clients on all other aspects of planning including asset protection, directed trusts, and philanthropic planning through the use of charitable trusts, private foundations and donor advised funds.

Ted received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Florida and a law degree from the University of Florida College of Law before starting his career in Washington, DC. He and his family live in Northern Virginia.