David L. Gelfman

ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC

New York, NY 10111

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CRD#: 4385689

Professional summary

David Louis Gelfman is a registered financial professional currently at ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC located in New York, New York.

David is registered as a RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 2001. David has worked at 2 firms and has passed the SIE, Series 7, Series 10 and Series 24 exams.

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Aliases

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Experience

Current

March 6, 2024 - Present

ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC

Office #1: 45 Rockefeller Plaza Floor 5, New York, NY 10111

RIA

CRD#: 291361

New York, NY

Past

September 4, 2001 - March 4, 2024

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

CRD#: 7691

PENNINGTON, NJ

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC

ROCKEFELLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | ROCKEFELLER GLOBAL FAMILY OFFICE | ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC

CRD#: 291361 / SEC#: 801-114033, 8-70054

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (9/21/2018 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (New York district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

General Industry/Product Exam

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Securities Industry Essentials Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 7

Date: 8/31/2001

General Securities Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 10

Date: 1/2/2023

General Securities Sales Supervisor - General Module Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 2/27/2006

General Securities Principal Examination

SRO Registrations

FINRA

Current Firm

ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC

ROCKEFELLER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT | ROCKEFELLER GLOBAL FAMILY OFFICE | ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC

CRD#: 291361 / SEC#: 801-114033, 8-70054

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (9/21/2018 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (New York district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

45 Rockefeller Plaza Floor 5, New York, NY 10111

Mailing Address

45 Rockefeller Plaza Floor 5, New York, NY 10111

Phone number

(212) 549-5100

Established

Delaware since 10/20/2017

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

824

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL ADV 2A BROCHURE (8.25.25) (8/25/2025)

ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL WRAP FEE BROCHURE (8.25.25) (8/25/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
RFS OPCO LLC ("OPCO")	MEMBER
ALEXANDER, MARK DAVID	PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS OFFICER	2202934
DUPUY, CHRISTOPHER TREVOR	PRESIDENT & CEO	1749982
KOWALSKI, DEIRDRE PATTEN	PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER	1357509
MIRZA, RIZWAN MOHAMMAD	CCO	5080469
YANNOTTA, WILLIAM MICHAEL	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	5912733

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	76,628
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 70,030,224,514

Disclosures

Regulatory Event

Accountant surprise examination report

Filing Date	Form ADV-E Cover	Form ADV-E Report
07/24/2025	Cover Page	Report
08/26/2024	Cover Page	Report
09/27/2023	Cover Page	Report

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David L. Gelfman

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - BD

Click below to view David Louis Gelfman's CRS (Customer Relationship Summary).

Certified licenses

Experience

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Primary Firm SEC Registration

ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

SIE

Date: 10/1/2018

Series 7

Date: 8/31/2001

Series 10

Date: 1/2/2023

Series 24

Date: 2/27/2006

FINRA

Current Firm

ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC

Contact information

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Accountant surprise examination report

Red Flags

Company Information

ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC

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