Joshua Kanter

Through leafplanner and Josh Kanter Wealth Advisory Services, my goal is to share my experience, knowledge and tools to help the 100-year family survive and thrive by providing thoughtful, personalized family, business and legal consulting services to my clients.

My passion is to think innovatively and strategically, and to use my education, training and experience in an integrated manner to solve complex problems and simplify complex systems in innovative ways that will benefit my clients.

My dedication to business, coupled with my creative outlook, has led me to successfully hold executive level roles in various Kanter family-affiliated investment and philanthropic entities.

After graduating from Emory University with a degree in Economics and Political Science, I continued my education at University of Chicago, where I earned a Doctor of Law degree in 1987. Immediately following my schooling, I joined the prestigious law firm, Barack Ferrazzano, serving as an attorney in real estate, corporate, and securities law. My most celebrated case occurred in 1999, when I successfully managed a complex forty-year tax litigation matter through multiple levels of appeal including U.S. Supreme Court.

Following several years in the legal space, I decided to focus on my family business where I currently serve as President of Chicago Financial, Inc., a single family office overseeing a complex organization of trusts, investment and philanthropic entities for a multi-branch and multi-generational family. With experience in the areas including hedge fund investments, private equity, real estate, venture capital, and art, I continue to help direct these entities.

In 2011, I founded Alliance for a Better Utah (ABU) to fulfill my passion for giving back. ABU is committed to improving the lives of all Utahns by ensuring balance, transparency, and accountability in Utah politics, policy, and government. In addition, I currently serve as the Chair Emeritus of the International Sculpture Center, and am a board member of Action Utah.