William Nicholas Pugh

Current Employers

Vela Consulting, Llc

Yorba Linda, CA • United States

Current Registrations

Authority	Category	Status	Date
CA	RA	APPROVED	2025-06-30

CA RA
APPROVED

Since 2025-06-30

Branch Locations

Yorba Linda, CA • United States

Disclosures

1 disclosure category reported Yes on this SEC record. Read each Yes below, then review the firm’s Form ADV Item 11 guide for how disclosure questions work.

Regulatory action Yes
Criminal No
Bankruptcy No
Civil judicial No
Bond No
Judgment / lien No
Investigation No
Customer complaint No
Termination No

Employment History

Organization	City	State	From	To
Apriem Advisors	Irvine	CA	06/2014	05/2019
Vela Consulting Llc	Irvine	CA	05/2019	Present
Columbia Capital Securities, Inc.	Los Angeles	CA	07/2021	Present

06/2014 → 05/2019

Apriem Advisors

Irvine, CA
05/2019 → Present

Vela Consulting Llc

Irvine, CA
07/2021 → Present

Columbia Capital Securities, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA

Previous Registrations

2014-06-04 → 2019-06-03

Apriem Advisors

Irvine, CA
2005-06-21 → 2011-04-14

Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.

Newport Beach, CA

Newport Beach, CA

Other Businesses

INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENT - LIFE, HEALTH, DISABILITY INSURANCE; NON-VARIABLE ANNUITIES; NON-INVESTMENT RELATED; 5 HRS/MO DURING SECS TRADING HRS. OAK QUARRY MANAGEMENT LLC; INVESTMENT RELATED; 31001 S COAST HWY, LAGUNA BEACH CA; MANAGER OF INVESTMENT FUNDS; INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; JANUARY 2022; 80 HOURS/MONTH; NOT RELATED TO TRADING HOURS; ASSISTANCE TO THE COMPANY AND ITS PARTNERSHIPS WITH INVESTOR RELATIONS, QUALIFYING INVESTORS, SECURITIES SALES, ACTIVITIES THROUGH COLUMBIA CAPITAL SECURITIES, INC; LLC.

Exams

Code	Exam	Date
S66	Uniform Combined State Law Examination	2004-11-29

S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination

2004-11-29

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