Dawson is President and Founder of White­rock Finan­cial, a 100% fee-based Registered Investment Advisory firm (RIA), licensed in NV and NY.  He began his career in wealth management in 2004 as a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch in Buffalo, NY and Las Vegas, NV before going independent in 2008. 

He received his MBA from The University at Buffalo and his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University in NJ. 

Dawson has been happily married to his wife, Jenn, for over 25 years and they have 3 wonderful children.

He is an avid golfer and a big movie fan.