Our Team

Roger J. Rovell, J.D., LL.M., President

Roger J. Rovell has a law degree (Juris Doctor) and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation. Mr. Rovell was a practicing attorney for over 20 years and was a founding shareholder of Ward Rovell, a boutique law firm in Tampa, Florida specializing in employee benefits and executive/deferred compensation. Mr. Rovell was AV rated by Martindale Hubbell Law Directory and was included in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine for the practice area of Employee Benefits/ERISA. In his consulting practice, Mr. Rovell specializes in regulatory and fiduciary compliance issues and provides guidance in the areas of fiduciary governance and best practices.

Kenneth F. Jewell, AIF ®, CEO

Kenneth F. Jewell graduated from Old Dominion University, in Norfolk Virginia. Mr. Jewell has more than 15 years of retirement plan consulting experience. His professional experience includes fiduciary oversight and investment advisory matters. Mr. Jewell serves as an advisor for retirement plans across the country. Mr. Jewell is an Investment Advisor Representative with the firm’s investment advisory affiliate, Fiduciary Partners Investment Consulting, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser. As a principal of Fiduciary Partners Retirement Group (and Fiduciary Partners Investment Consulting, LLC), Mr. Jewell consults with for-profit and tax-exempt organizations on retirement plan investment advisory issues.

Steven K. Gissiner, MBA, Principal

Steven K. Gissiner is a graduate of Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio and has an MBA in Finance from the University of Akron. Mr. Gissiner’s career in diversified retirement plan administration and investment management spans more than 25 years, including serving as a partner in the benefits consulting practice of PriceWaterhouseCoopers before transitioning to consulting for for-profit and tax-exempt organizations across the country on retirement plan design, administration, cost reduction initiatives, proposal’s for service providers and investment advisory services. Mr. Gissiner is an Investment Advisor Representative with the firm’s investment advisory affiliate, Fiduciary Partners Investment Consulting, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser. Mr. Gissiner has been quoted in various financial publications including The Wall Street Journal. As a principal of Fiduciary Partners Retirement Group (and Fiduciary Partners Investment Consulting, LLC), he consults with for-profit and tax-exempt organizations on improving the value of retirement plans through cost management strategies and investment advisory issues.

Michael V. Assaf, MBA, Principal

Michael V. Assaf has a BA degree from Boston College and an MBA in finance from the University of Chicago. Mr. Assaf has more than 30 years of benefits/executive compensation consulting experience and was a partner/national practice leader with Towers Perrin advising for-profit and tax-exempt organizations throughout the country. Mr. Assaf is an Investment Advisor Representative with the firm’s investment advisory affiliate, Fiduciary Partners Investment Consulting, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser. As a principal of Fiduciary Partners Retirement Group (and Fiduciary Partners Investment Consulting, LLC), Mr. Assaf consults with for-profit and tax-exempt organizations on retirement plan regulatory and investment advisory issues.