Darius Gagne earned his PhD in quantum physics from UCLA in 1996 and applied his training to Wall Street as a quantitative analyst at UBS and Merrill Lynch. With the birth of his first son, his family returned to southern California where he served as a financial engineer and portfolio manager at PIMCO. After earning an MBA, and the CFA and CFP designations, Darius co-founded Quantum Wealth Management in 2005, which merged with Abacus Wealth Partners in 2012. Darius is a partner and the chief investment officer at Abacus overseeing $1.5 billion under management. Darius is the founder and president of the Los Angeles Objectivist club.