Corey W. Wangler

Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

  • Corey has 14 years of experience in financial services, including 10+ years providing investment advice to families, endowments, and pensions.
  • Corey’s specialties include advising wealthy families on investment portfolio creation, developing quantitative risk mitigation models, strategic asset allocation, and fund selection.
  • Before co-founding Paragon, Corey was a Principal at Sunpointe Investments for 2.5 years where he and his team advised 15 clients with $2.5 billion in assets.
  • Prior to Sunpointe, Corey spent 5 years at Mercer, the world's largest outsourced asset manager, where he became a Principal, advising on $1.8 billion in assets.
  • He continues to sit on the Sunpointe Investment Committee which guides the investment strategies for Sunpointe's now $3.5 billion in client assets (2023).
  • Corey holds an MBA from Central Michigan University and an MS in Finance from the University of Colorado, a CFA Institute recognized program. He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Business from Alma College.
  • He lives in Northville with his wife Kassandra, his daughter Savannah, and their Goldendoodles, Maize & Rosé. In his spare time, Corey enjoys playing hockey in the winter and golf in the summer.


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