A team focused on you.

George Hoover

Founder & CEO

George has worked in financial services since 1998 and has advised clients directly for more than 25 years. He co-founded Torrey Growth & Income Advisors in 2006 and leads the firm's investment strategy. His longstanding focus has been on options strategies for clients holding highly appreciated assets. Before founding the firm, he was a financial advisor at A.G. Edwards and Smith Barney.

George grew up in Del Mar. He spent years as a city lifeguard, where he was named Lifeguard of the Year, and finished in the top ten at the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona. He remains an avid surfer and rock climber, serves on the board of the Douc Langur Foundation, which protects endangered primates in Southeast Asia, and has worked with fellow climbers to protect access to Southern California's climbing areas.

Zealan Hoover

Principal · Washington, DC

Zealan leads the firm's Washington, DC office, where he works with current and former federal employees, mission-driven investors, and families focused on charitable giving. His work spans investment strategy, philanthropic structures including donor-advised funds and private foundations, and planning around federal benefits and post-government careers.

He joined Torrey Growth after a career spanning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the White House, and McKinsey & Company. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar.

Outside the office, Zealan climbs and explores parks and trails with his wife and two young daughters, and remains active in environmental advocacy.

Luwain Ng

Operations Manager

Luwain has over 30 years of experience in financial services and has been with Torrey Growth since the firm was founded in 2006. She oversees account operations and is often the first person clients hear from, providing continuity across relationships that in many cases span decades. She previously worked for A.G. Edwards, Smith Barney, and Bank of Hawaii.

A former competitive equestrian, she is now an avid rock climber and CrossFitter, and serves alongside George on the board of the Douc Langur Foundation.

Kian Hoover

Wealth Management Advisor

Kian works with client families on financial planning and portfolio implementation as part of the firm's investment team, building and maintaining the plans that translate a family's goals into an investment strategy.

He graduated from the University of Oregon with a BS in Business Administration, concentrating in finance with a minor in economics, and has passed the CFP Board's certification examination.

Away from the markets, Kian is a photographer, tennis player, surfer, and rock climber.

Eden Morimoto

Wealth Management Advisor

Eden works with client families on day-to-day service as part of the client relations team, supports the firm's communications and marketing, and leads Torrey Growth's engagement with local partners such as the Del Mar Village Association.

She graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a BS in Public Health and Spanish. Eden began her career in Madrid teaching English, then returned to San Diego as a behavioral therapist working with children with autism. She is an avid skier and rock climber, passions she hopes to pass along to her daughter.

Sean Planchard

Strategic Advisor · Business Transitions

Sean is a former McKinsey & Company consultant and M&A attorney who has closed more than 30 deals ranging from $700,000 to $100 million in enterprise value. He is a counsel with SMB Law Group, CEO of The Downsizers, and founded the Charlotte ETA Group, a nonprofit expanding access to entrepreneurship through acquisition.

Sean earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School, his B.A. from the University of Colorado Boulder, and was a Fulbright Scholar in Madrid, Spain. He is a registered Investment Adviser Representative in North Carolina and is available to consult with Torrey Growth clients on business ownership, sale, and succession matters.