Ernest J. C’DeBaca (Ernie) serves as an outsourced Chief Compliance Officer for Walser Wealth.  His broad and diverse experience within the legal and financial services industries makes him uniquely qualified and keenly focused on helping the firm comply with their fiduciary duty to clients as a registered investment adviser.

By leveraging his executive-level business acumen, notable legal experience and financial services expertise, he is able to provide comprehensive solutions that help the firm create and maintain an environment which ensures their regulatory compliance processes and environment are robust.

Ernie focuses his practice on RIA law and compliance, private equity, venture capital, and general corporate law. Previously, he has served as in-house counsel and held various compliance leadership roles within asset management organizations from start-ups to global firms. He began his legal career focusing on tax law, estate planning and asset protection and also served as an attorney in the Division of Investment Management of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Away from the office, he enjoys spending time with his wife, and their three kids. They have deep ties to their local community and are actively involved with several local non-profit organizations, their HOA and their church. Ernie constantly strives to keep up to date on world and market events as well as financial services and legal industry best practices. Whenever possible, he remains optimistic about improving his golf game.