Gerry is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Gerry Andrade & Associates, Inc. Gerry earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Cal State Northridge. He received his CPA Certificate in 1989 and has been serving the South Bay Community for over 25 years. He is a California Certified Public Accountant and a member of the South Bay Estate Planning Council in Torrance.

To better serve his clients, Gerry added financial services to the firm in 2001. Since 2004, he has been a member of the Premium Wealth Advisors and the Circle of Excellence Advisors with Avantax Investment Services^SM. In 2012, Gerry was awarded the Pacesetters Outstanding Advisor Award.

Gerry is a fully licensed Registered Representative with Avantax Investment Services^SM since 2001. He holds the following securities licenses: Series 7 (General Securities Representative) and Series 66 (Uniform Combined State Law), as well as, a California Life Insurance License. He is an Investment Advisory Representative with Avantax Advisory Services^SM. 

Gerry currently resides in Hollywood Riviera in Torrance with his wife Nancy and their twins, Steven and Erika. He is an enthusiastic Lakers fan, golfer and has been a participant of the Redondo Beach Super Bowl 10k run for over 20 years.