Investment Committee

Derek Prusa CFA/CFP®

Derek is co-founder and owner of Aspire Wealth Advisory. Prior to starting Aspire Wealth to work with individuals, he was a key employee at one of the fastest growing private companies in America, where he helped manage over $3.8 billion in total assets. In this role, he was exposed to numerous types of investment strategies, resulting in a strong understanding of what actually works in practice (rather than just on paper). Derek has been a CFP® professional since 2015, a CFA Charterholder since 2016, and a certified investment nerd since he can remember. In 2015, he was also honored to be included in a 30 under 30 list for LifeHealthPro, being named a young professional transforming the industry.

Benjamin Webster CFP®

Benjamin is a co-founder and owner of Aspire Wealth Advisory, a client-facing RIA. Before starting Aspire Wealth, he led a team of financial planners for one of the fastest-growing private companies in America, where he had the opportunity to work with advisors from all across the United States to help them learn how to prepare better plans for their clients. Benjamin has been a Certified Financial Planner™ since 2018.

Jeffrey Stukey

Jeff has been in the financial services business for 20 years. Most of his time has been spent in executive level roles helping train hundreds of financial advisors around the country on how to better plan for and serve their clients. He has a deep understanding of financial planning and the financial products that can be used to create the desired outcome for clients. After watching his parents work hard but struggle financially for most of his childhood and early adult life, Jeff set out to help clients become more educated and get better advice to really help them grow and protect their wealth so they could live their best life. Because of the experience gained over the last 20 years, Jeff has been able to communicate well with clients, understand what they are trying to accomplish and help put them in a position to really thrive in and through retirement.

Kyon Pannill, MBA

Kyon has over a decade of experience in the financial services industry and got his start in the business as a financial analyst before moving on to the banking sector. He later joined one of the fastest growing Registered Investment Adviser firms in the country and was responsible for trading or overseeing the trading of client assets in excess of $2 billion. His vast experience in the business has provided an understanding of financial assets and how different investment vehicles can be used to help clients grow and protect the assets they need for retirement. I have attached head shots for each of the people listed above to add next to their bio. Some of the pics are larger than just the head shot, so please crop so the heads shots are as similar as possible.

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Kirk Ashburn

Kirk Ashburn is a highly trained professional with more than 15 years of industry experience. He has successfully been involved in helping individuals and families in Illinois and across the country to change the way they save and plan for their future as well as generations to come.


Kirk focuses on providing retirement income planning services with the goal of educating clients as to their options for meeting their current financial needs, achieving their long-term financial goals, avoiding common retirement-planning mistakes and enjoying a lifetime of financial freedom. This approach helps his clients have confidence with their financial affairs, now and throughout their retirement.

Jeffrey Stukey

Jeff has been in the financial services business for 20 years. Most of his time has been spent in executive level roles helping train hundreds of financial advisors around the country on how to better plan for and serve their clients. He has a deep understanding of financial planning and the financial products that can be used to create the desired outcome for clients. After watching his parents work hard but struggle financially for most of his childhood and early adult life, Jeff set out to help clients become more educated and get better advice to really help them grow and protect their wealth so they could live their best life. Because of the experience gained over the last 20 years, Jeff has been able to communicate well with clients, understand what they are trying to accomplish and help put them in a position to really thrive in and through retirement.

Kirk Ashburn

Kirk Ashburn is a highly trained professional with more than 15 years of industry experience. He has successfully been involved in helping individuals and families in Illinois and across the country to change the way they save and plan for their future as well as generations to come.


Kirk focuses on providing retirement income planning services with the goal of educating clients as to their options for meeting their current financial needs, achieving their long-term financial goals, avoiding common retirement-planning mistakes and enjoying a lifetime of financial freedom. This approach helps his clients have confidence with their financial affairs, now and throughout their retirement.

Kyon Pannill, MBA

Kyon has over a decade of experience in the financial services industry and got his start in the business as a financial analyst before moving on to the banking sector. He later joined one of the fastest growing Registered Investment Adviser firms in the country and was responsible for trading or overseeing the trading of client assets in excess of $2 billion. His vast experience in the business has provided an understanding of financial assets and how different investment vehicles can be used to help clients grow and protect the assets they need for retirement.

Derek Prusa CFA/CFP®

Derek is a co-founder and owner of Aspire Wealth Advisory. Prior to starting Aspire Wealth to work with individuals, he was a key employee at one of the fastest growing private companies in America, where he helped manage over $3.8 billion in total assets. In this role, he was exposed to numerous types of investment strategies, resulting in a strong understanding of what actually works in practice (rather than just on paper). Derek has been a CFP® professional since 2015, a CFA Charterholder since 2016, and a certified investment nerd since he can remember. In 2015, he was also honored to be included in a 30 under 30 list for LifeHealthPro, being named a young professional transforming the industry.

Benjamin Webster CFP®

Benjamin is a co-founder and owner of Aspire Wealth Advisory, a client-facing RIA. Before starting Aspire Wealth, he led a team of financial planners for one of the fastest-growing private companies in America, where he had the opportunity to work with advisors from all across the United States to help them learn how to prepare better plans for their clients. Benjamin has been a Certified Financial Planner™ since 2018.