MHC & Associates

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
3075A Hansen Way
Palo Alto CA 94304
(650) 473.7821
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We partner with our clients to develop customized strategies informed by their liquidity objectives, risk guidelines, and overall financial priorities.
Welcome

Drawing on more than 61 years of combined financial market experience and oversight of more than $2.4 billion in assets as of September 18, 2026, Portfolio Managers David Massey and Valentine Huang bring a distinctive institutional perspective to corporate cash management. David contributes 26 years of experience advising institutional clients on corporate cash and liquidity strategies, while Valentine adds 25 years of institutional equity, investment banking, and wealth advisory experience. Senior Financial Advisor Nick Chin brings more than 10 years of experience advising founders, corporate executives, and high-net-worth families on wealth management and investment strategies. Together, their extensive portfolio management, capital markets, and advisory experience empowers clients to navigate an increasingly complex investment landscape with customized strategies aligned to their objectives, liquidity needs, and risk parameters.

*A Portfolio Manager can help clients pursue their objectives by managing on a discretionary basis their own Personalized or Defined Strategies, which may incorporate individual stocks and bonds, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management model portfolios, and third-party investment strategies.

Meet Our Team
David Massey
Senior Vice President, Senior Resident Director
858.381.8120
Valentine Huang
Senior Financial Advisor
650.473.7821
Nick Chin,

CPFA®, CRPC™

First Vice President, Senior Financial Advisor
650.473.7830
Patricia  Pavin Padilla
Patricia Pavin Padilla,

CRPC™

Assistant Vice President, Wealth Management Associate
858.381.8127
Daniel  Peterson
Daniel Peterson,

CRPC™

Officer, Registered Wealth Management Client Associate
650.473.7863
Nathaniel Ellis Figone
Nathaniel Ellis Figone,

CRPC™

Wealth Management Client Associate
650.579.3026
About Merrill

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