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Harold Hughes, CEO of TritonPoint Partners, the acquisition arm of $1.8 billion TritonPoint Wealth, has left the registered investment advisor, a little over a year after the division was created, according to the firm and regulatory filings.
Hughes, who joined TritonPoint in May 2024, left his position as CEO and chief compliance officer of the acquisition arm of TritonPoint formed in February 2025. Hughes has retained a minority ownership stake in the firm, and Partner Deatra Vailes has taken on the CCO role, according to regulatory filings.
A Triton Point Partners spokesperson confirmed Hughes’ departure via email and said the division would continue under the direction of Greg Blake, one of the firm’s founding partners and chief growth officer.
“All the founding partners of Triton Point Wealth are committed to the success of the business inclusive of hiring the talent alongside Greg Blake as needed to support our advisors and growth initiatives,” the spokesperson wrote.
Hughes did not respond to a LinkedIn request for comment on the departure.
TritonPoint Partners and its parent, TritonPoint Wealth, are part of the Dynasty Financial Partners network, and Dynasty has a minority stake in both entities.
Triton Point Wealth is based in Chevy Chase, Md., and was founded by former Goldman Sachs advisors who joined the bank through its acquisition of United Capital. That group includes Blake, Vailes and Andrew Schiff, who is the CEO of TritonPoint Wealth.
In early 2025, the firm announced the partners division to be led by Hughes, who had joined the firm from PNC Institutional Management.
The model is designed for TritonPoint Partners to acquire advisory firms and breakaways through minority cash and majority equity swap agreements. Advisors who join then gain access to TritonPoint Wealth’s planning, investment, and advisory services, as well as to Dynasty Financial Partners’ platform and tech stack.
Dynasty’s investment bank is also available for funding the transactions, according to prior statements from the firms.
In regard to Hughes’ departure, a Dynasty spokesperson wrote via email that the firm is “excited about our continued partnership with the entire family of businesses at TritonPoint, including TritonPoint Partners.”
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