About Us

About Tiemann Investment Advisors, LLC

Dr. Jonathan Tiemann and Valerie Gardner co-founded Tiemann Investment Advisors, LLC (TIA) in 2002 to provide an academically-informed, institutional-caliber investment management service to private investors and foundations. When the internet bubble collapsed in 2001, a large percentage of high tech entrepreneurs and other wealthy investors found themselves with portfolios that were substantially deflated as result of poor diversification, virtually no structure and excessive leverage. Most of those painful losses could have been avoided had these investors been properly advised by an investment expert. Tiemann and Gardner combined forces to create a new form of investment service—one that enables the client to have ready access to the investment expert—rather than a sales person, which allows the client to get all of their questions answered. TIA has leveraged a range of custom and off-the-shelf technologies which enable it to maintain the highest-caliber, concierge-style investment management service—yet do so at a competitive price.

Meet the Team

Jonathan TiemannPresident & Chief Investment Officer

B.S. Mathematics, Yale University; M.S. Operations Management, Stanford University; Ph.D. Finance, Yale University. Taught at Harvard Business School 1986-1991. Managed nearly $200 billion in institutional funds at Barclay’s Global Investors. President and Chief Investment Officer of BARRA RogersCasey Asset Services, and served as Chief Investment Officer for AdvisorTech Corporation. Founded Tiemann Investment Advisors with Valerie Gardner in 2002 and serves as President and Chief Investment Officer.

Valerie GardnerCo-founder and Principal

B.A. English, Colgate University; M.B.A. Yale School of Management; J.D. Northeastern University School of Law. Co-founder, CFO, and General Counsel of Willow Peripherals; CFO and General Counsel of WebTV Networks; VP Finance after the acquisition by Microsoft. Co-founded TIA with Dr. Tiemann in 2002. Researched and developed TIA’s Future Generation Portfolio, a “post-carbon-priced” investment strategy. Researched the emerging advanced nuclear sector, and now serves as a Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund.

Bill StocklinManaging Director

Formerly founder and president of Stocklin Capital Management, which he ran for more than a dozen years, prior to merging with TIA in 2012 and subsequently serving as a Managing Director. Mr. Stocklin has an engineering degree and also earned his CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and his CIC (Chartered Investment Counsellor) designations.

Stan ThomasManaging Director

B.S. Business Administration, University of California at Los Angeles, M.B.A. Stanford University, Graduate School of Business. Managing Member, Thomas & Atkinson Capital Management LLC, (formerly Thomas Capital Management LLC), Menlo Park, California from 2003 to 2015. Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Seton Smoke Capital Management, from 1994 to 2003. Joined TIA as a Managing Director in 2015.

Bob WegnerPartner Emeritus

Dr. Robert E.C. (Bob) Wegner, of Wegner Associates based in Grapevine, Texas has joined Tiemann Investment Advisors, LLC (TIA) as a Partner Emeritus providing for the continuity of strong, established relationships for Wegner Associates’ clients through the assumption of investment management responsibilities by Dr. Tiemann and TIA upon Dr. Wegner’s retirement.

Amelia TiemannAssociate

Ms. Tiemann is a part-time associate of Tiemann Investment Advisors assisting with office administration, communication and marketing. She is also a science journalist, writing for 4th Generation Energy, a blog curated by Terrestrial Energy Inc. Ms. Tiemann earned a B.A. in Environmental and Urban Studies from Bard College and served as a fellow with the Breakthrough Institute in Oakland, California.