With decades of experience leading enterprise-wide transformational initiatives, Stephen brings a strategic, disciplined approach to helping individuals and families create financial clarity and confidence.
Before joining Alliance Financial Network, Stephen built a successful career helping Project Management Offices (PMOs), program leaders, and executive teams deliver large-scale strategic projects and organizational change. While serving as a Vice President at Bank of New York Mellon, he also earned an MBA from Western Governors University—demonstrating a commitment to continuous growth and lifelong learning.
Today, Stephen is applying that same results-oriented mindset to financial planning. Passionate about helping clients navigate important financial decisions, he works to simplify complexity and create practical strategies that support long-term goals.
Stephen has a particular interest in helping project managers, PMO professionals, and business leaders navigate career transitions, organize retirement assets, and build a clear path toward retirement readiness. By combining thoughtful planning with access to the specialized expertise and collaborative support of senior advisors across AFN, [he/she] helps clients develop personalized financial strategies designed around their unique goals and circumstances.
Whether consolidating retirement accounts, evaluating retirement readiness, or building a comprehensive financial plan, Stephen is committed to helping clients make informed decisions and protect what matters most, for today and the future.
Stephen Rifenburgh is an agent of Alliance Financial Network, an agency of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), New York, NY.