Overview
Fort Point Capital Partners LLC (“Fort Point”), a California Limited Liability Company
established in October 2008, is an SEC-registered Investment Advisor. Fort Point is
principally owned by Ralph Drybrough, Paul Touchstone, Tim McDowell, Robin Brinckerhoff
and Roy Haya.
Ralph M. Drybrough III founded Fort Point in 2008. Prior to founding Fort Point, Mr. Drybrough
was a financial advisor and principal with Presidio Capital Advisors from 2005 to 2008.
Between 1999 and 2005, Mr. Drybrough was a registered representative and financial advisor
with Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Drybrough began his career in the financial industry at
UBS/PaineWebber in Chicago, Illinois, where he worked as a registered representative and
financial advisor.
Mr. Drybrough received a B.A. in Journalism/History from Indiana University, Bloomington,
Indiana in 1997. Mr. Drybrough holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 securities licenses and is a
Registered Representative of Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC
as described in Item 10 below.
Paul R. Touchstone joined Fort Point in April 2012 and became a Managing Member in
December 2017. Prior to joining Fort Point, Mr. Touchstone was a Vice President at Stifel
Nicholas & Company from November 2011 to March 2012. Between 2009 and 2011, Mr.
Touchstone was Vice President/Senior Investment Strategist with Stone & Youngberg. From
2007 to 2009, Mr. Touchstone was a Vice President/Portfolio Manager at First Bank. Mr.
Touchstone began his career in the financial industry in 2002 at Schroeder Capital
Management, LLC, where he served as a Securities Analyst/Director of Operations. Mr.
Touchstone was at Schroeder Capital Management until he joined First Bank.
Mr. Touchstone received a B.A. in Business with a minor in Computer Science in 2000 from
Western State College of Colorado. Mr. Touchstone holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 securities
licenses and is a Registered Representative of Uhlmann Price Securities, LLC as described in