Denver S. Gilliand JD, LL.M

Denver Gilliand is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer at DSG Capital Advisors. He brings 30 years of experience to his clients with a comprehensive background in investment, estate and trust planning, and financial management.

Denver began his career as an estate planning attorney, utilizing his law and master's degree in tax law to help clients create their estate plans. He now leverages his legal and tax background to help create tax-efficient wealth transfer plans for his clients. Denver strives to integrate the appropriate investment strategy into his clients' wealth transfer plans. He also routinely works with trustees to help administer trusts.

As the leader of DSG Capital Advisor’s Investment Team, Denver works with his clients to deliver risk-adjusted returns specific to each client. Whether the client's goal is growing or preserving capital or providing an income stream to replace historical wage income, Denver aims to create an investment plan that meets the individual goals of each client.

Prior to DSG Capital Advisors, Denver spent 10 years as a senior vice president in the Private Banking and Investment Banking Division of Merrill Lynch, where he oversaw approximately $350 million of assets for 35 clients. Preceding Merrill Lynch, Denver was a managing director at U.S. Trust Company of NY, where he oversaw tax compliance, financial and estate planning, and sales and marketing for U.S. Trust's presence in the upper Midwest.

Denver earned his Juris Doctor(JD) from Syracuse University College of Law and a Master of Tax Law(LL.M.) from William Mitchell College of Law. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a double major in economics and political science.

Denver has served on numerous non-profit boards, including The Sanneh Foundation (Investment Committee), The Minnesota Opera, (Treasurer and Chair of the Investment Committee), Faith's Lodge, Minneapolis United Soccer Club (Vice President), The Loft (Investment Committee) and The Oakleaf Trust (Trustee). He also served as an adjunct professor at Hamline University Law School.

Denver lives in Southwest Minneapolis with his wife, Nicole, and their three children. He loves supporting his kid's sports, spending time at their Northwoods cabin and traveling.