Devenir Team

Devenir’s team offers hands-on experience providing strategic financial solutions to individuals and corporations. The firm is managed by seasoned leaders with years of combined experience. Collectively, we bring the expertise of working with hundreds of clients to each of our engagements and relationships.

Eric Remjeske
President / Co-Founder

Eric specializes in creating investment solutions for individuals and institutions. With more than 18 years of experience in the investment industry, Eric has developed and integrated a number of innovative investment platforms for the Health Savings Account (HSA), Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRA) and Voluntary Employee Benefit Association (VEBA) market. Eric has established relations and created partnerships with the largest banks and administrators in the country to establish their strategy including the integration of the investment platforms. Prior to co-founding Devenir, Eric served as an Associate Vice President and Investment Officer with RBC Dain Rauscher. During his 10 years with RBC Dain Rauscher, Eric developed and managed investments for individuals and institutions. In 2007 Eric was named among Institutional Investor 20 rising stars of retirement plan advisors for his work in the HSA market. Eric is one of the founding members of Consumers For Healthcare Choices, a non profit organization focused on consumer driven health awareness as well as a member of the American Bankers Association’s HSA Council. A graduate of the University of Minnesota-Duluth, he holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.

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Lori Hansen
Senior Vice President Corporate Services

With more than 30 years industry experience, Lori specializes in serving the investment needs of corporations, executive management teams, financial institutions and corporations of all sizes, by creating innovative and customized investment solutions. Focused on the Healthcare Banking marketplace, Lori helps organizations implement quality investment solutions into their existing HSA, VEBA Trust and other custodial programs. She has frequently been asked to speak on HSA and VEBA plan design to corporations, banks and credit unions. Prior to joining Devenir, she was a product manager in the RBC Capital Markets Corporate Services Group, where she helped develop liquidation and asset management strategies for corporate executives and individuals. Prior to working at RBC Capital Markets, Lori spent a number of years with RBC Dain Rauscher in retail sales and marketing. She joined RBC Dain Rauscher from Piper Jaffray where she was involved in retail administration and operational management, sales and marketing. Lori holds a degree certificate in marketing, merchandising and management from Red Wing Technical Institute. She has been a board member of LDA of Minnesota, a fundraiser for the Greater Twin Cities United Way and team leader for the Metro Paint-a-thon.

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Michael Ellingson
Senior Vice President Investment Professional

At Devenir, Mike specializes in portfolio management primarily for individuals and the Devenir portfolio managed accounts. He takes a long-term approach following the economy closely with a contrarian viewpoint, while building relationships with company management for each investment. His extensive industry and financial experience lends additional attention to the resource sector. Michael has over 22 years of experience as a financial advisor most recently with Piper Jaffray, now known as UBS Financial. Michael also worked with Merrill Lynch for 10 years. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Michael spent 8 years with a few successful mining companies. He is graduate of Michigan Technology University in 1977 with a degree in mining engineering.

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Andrea J. Goritchan
Senior Registered Associate

Andrea has over 20 years of experience in financial services, most recently with Piper Jaffray, now known as UBS Financial Services. Previously she also worked as a Senior Registered Associate with John G. Kinnard, Drexel Burnham, Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch. Andrea is a recent graduate of the College of St. Scholastica with a degree in Management, Major and Organizational Behavior, Minor.

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Jon Robb
Investment and Research Associate

Jon joined Devenir in 2010 with a primary focus on the HSA and broader CDH markets. He has been instrumental in the development of Devenir’s HSA Research solution, establishing innovative market perspectives while helping create a statistical baseline for the HSA industry. In addition to his research role, Jon has been a key member of Devenir’s operations and marketing departments. He is a recent graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds both Series 7 & Series 66 securities licenses.

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