resident and founder of Bernhardt Wealth Management, Gordon Bernhardt, has dedicated his career to helping people achieve their financial goals. He has been at the helm of Bernhardt Wealth Management since 1994.

Gordon spent the first two years of his career in the financial services industry working for large financial companies. He started his own firm in 1994 so that he could focus on providing his clients with high-quality service and independent advice.

Gordon has earned the professional designations of CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner (CFP®), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and Personal Financial Specialist (PFS). In addition to passing comprehensive examinations, continuing education is a requirement of maintaining these designations.

Gordon left his native Nebraska for Washington, D.C. and his first job, assistant to Representative Virginia Smith. From there, he went to work for the U.S. Senate Finance Committee when it was under the leadership of Senator Bob Dole. Gordon left D.C. to earn a degree in commerce from the University of Virginia. Since then, he has built a career that allows him to combine his financial savvy and experience with his interest in politics.

Gordon recognizes that while fulfilling work is important, our greatest rewards come from living a well-rounded life. Outside of work, he is a board member, treasurer and, most important, a volunteer mentor for the Orphan Foundation of America, the only nonprofit organization in the country dedicated to serving children as they age out of the foster care system.

He is also a board member of the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce Cornerstone Society and a member of the following professional organizations: Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, Association of CPA Financial Planners, Financial Planning Association, Investment Management Consultant’s Association, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council. He is also registered with the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate as an advocacy professional.