Michael Leslie

Employer firm

Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. CRD 2882

$3.87B regulatory AUM 120 advisory clients

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Selection of other advisers
• Educational seminars

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 09/2015 → 07/2023
  Lincoln University
  Philadelphia, PA
• 12/2019 → 07/2023
  Galvanized Financial Llc
  Middletown, DE
• 02/2023 → 06/2025
  Guardian Life Insurance Company
  Lancaster, PA
• 06/2016 → 09/2019
  Bank Of New York Mellon
  Wilmington, DE
• 07/2023 → 06/2025
  Park Avenue Securities Llc
  Lancaster, PA
• 06/2025 → Present
  Voya Financial Advisors
  Bear, DE
• 12/2025 → Present
  Mercor
  San Francisco, CA

Previous Registrations

• 2015-09-17 → 2015-09-23
  Citizens Securities, Inc.
  Plymouth Meeting, PA
  Philadelphia, PA
  Philadelphia, PA
  Philadelphia, PA
  Philadelphia, PA
  Philadelphia, PA
• 2013-07-02 → 2015-08-27
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Pennington, NJ

Other Businesses

INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENT POSITION: Independent Insurance Agent NATURE: fixed insurance sales INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 40 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 40 START DATE: 07/14/2025 ADDRESS: michael.leslie@voyafa.com, bear DE 19701, United States DESCRIPTION: sales of fixed insurance products. GALVANIZED FINANCIAL POSITION: President NATURE: Present financial concepts and education to K-8 grades in the Philadelphia area. INVESTMENT RELATED: Yes NUMBER OF HOURS: 10 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 12/01/2019 ADDRESS: 364 E Main St, Ste 499, Middletown DE 19709, United States DESCRIPTION: Present and teach the concepts and lesson plans. MERCOR POSITION: Senior Domain Expert NATURE: This is part-time, remote subject matter expert (SME) work for Mercor, providing consultative review of hypothetical financial scenarios for internal AI training. The activity is strictly educational and non-client-facing. I will not provide investment advice, solicit clients, recommend securities, handle accounts or transactions, or represent Voya in any way. All work is completed outside Voya business hours and does not involve interacting with the public. INVESTMENT RELATED: No NUMBER OF HOURS: 15 SECURITIES TRADING HOURS: 0 START DATE: 12/08/2025 ADDRESS: 55 2nd St Suite 2600, San Francisco CA 94105, United States DESCRIPTION: I will review sample financial questions and scenarios, evaluate proposed responses for accuracy and regulatory alignment, and provide written feedback to improve internal training datasets. Duties are limited to analysis and content review--no advising, sales activity, product recommendations, public contact, supervision, or use of Voya systems. Compensation is hourly and not tied to performance.

Exams

• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  2023-12-12
• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2023-06-16
• S66 Uniform Combined State Law Examination
  2013-06-28

Designations

• Certified Financial Planner

Other Names

• Michael Andrew Leslie