Marti Awad has more than 30 years of experience working in the capital markets, first as a practicing tax attorney at one of the country's top securities, mergers and acquisitions law firms and, for the past 24 years, as a private wealth advisor. Awad also worked in the tax consulting group of a national accounting firm. She joined Wealth Enhancement Group in 2021 through the acquisition of Cardan Capital Partners which she cofounded.

Awad holds the internationally recognized postgraduate law degree LL.M. in Taxation from New York University; a J.D. from Southern Methodist University; and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing from the University of Texas at Austin. She also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst, Certified Financial Planner® and Certified Exit Planning Advisor® designations and is a member of the Denver Society of Securities Analysts and the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts.

Awad is a dedicated member of the Denver civic and nonprofit community and has served on numerous boards and committees. Her most recent board service includes: Pinnacol Assurance (Board), Metro State University of Denver Foundation (Vice-Chair), Rose Community Foundation (Immediate Past Chair) and CollegeInvest, Colorado’s State 529 Plan (immediate Past Chair) to which she was appointed by Colorado Governors John Hickenlooper and Jared Polis. In 2015, she was one of 10 people worldwide to receive the Merrill Lynch David Brady Award for exceptional service to clients, collaboration with colleagues and contributions to the community. She was recognized by the Denver Health Foundation as one of its 2009 Honorees, the Denver Business Journal as a 2019 Outstanding Woman in Business, by the Girl Scouts of Colorado as a 2019 Woman of Distinction and by WorldDenver as its 2022 Individual Honoree.