Danielle Gilbert Richard

Danielle Gilbert Richard is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where she has been serving clients since 2000. She specializes in a highly personalized, planning-based approach that incorporates client motivations and aspirations into customized wealth strategies. Danielle works closely with her partner, Dorota Kim, at The GRK Group, focusing on areas such as college education planning, corporate executive services, family wealth management, philanthropic planning, and socially responsible investing. Her practice serves clients across Vermont and ten other states, many of whom are educators, executives, and entrepreneurs with diverse interests.

Danielle holds several professional designations, including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™), Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources from the University of Vermont. Her credentials support her expertise in sustainable investing, portfolio management, and complex wealth preservation strategies. Danielle has been recognized on multiple occasions by Forbes, Working Mother/SHOOK Research, and Barron’s for her performance and client service.

In addition to her professional work, Danielle has been involved in community service, including past board membership with the University of Vermont Medical Center Foundation and participation in Hands to Honduras in 2019. A lifelong resident of the Burlington area, she lives in Shelburne with her husband and son. Danielle’s personal interests include boating, hiking, traveling, and spending time with her family.