Soraya Batista has been a Wealth Management Advisor to High Net Worth Families from Latin America for over 30 yrs. Founder and Managing Partner of Batista Advisors LLC, DBA, Batista and Moreno Advisors after a long and successful career with Citibank, N.A the Private Bank and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Initiating her career at Citibank’s International Private Bank in New York City, NY where she managed a portfolio of clients focusing on providing holistic solutions in Banking, Investments, Estate Planning, Credit and Life Insurance to those families. At Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith she attained her FINRA Series 7, 63, 66 and her Life, Health and Annuity license. There she developed her practice, formed her team with her two Partners to provide a best practices team approach to Wealth Management Services. Soraya now specializes in creating independent, customized solutions to her clients in a Family Office style setting with her team. She takes pride in earning the right to be their trusted advisor. She is a strong believer in collaboration, knowledge sharing and actively promoting a client-focused culture. Originally from the Dominican Republic, she is a New Yorker, who lives with her husband and her two college age daughters in Surfside, Florida. She earned her B.A degree from Queens College, City University of New York in Communications Arts and Sciences, and has completed evening business classes at New York University, NYC. Soraya holds FINRA Series 7, 63, 66 licenses.