Brian Hart is the president of Hart Financial, LLC, a firm he founded in 2000 as a registered investment advisor that provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals. Prior to forming Hart Financial, LLC, he was vice president and chief financial officer of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a publicly traded worldwide agricultural seed business with revenues of nearly two billion dollars operating in more than 50 countries.

A partner with McGladrey & Pullen, Certified Public Accountants, prior to joining Pioneer, Brian earned his B.A. in accounting at St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa, and his M.B.A. at Drake University in Des Moines. He is a certified public accountant and an investment advisor representative.

Brian and his wife Julie have four sons and live in Des Moines. He serves on the Des Moines University Board of Trustees, many other community boards and organizations, and on the boards of several other privately held Iowa-based businesses.