About Us
David Hamra, CFP ®, CDFA, is the principal of Gordian Advisors. The consistent themes throughout his career have been leadership, communication, client relations and navigating change. After earning his BA in Economics, magna cum laude, from Washington & Lee University, Dave spent several years in retail bank management. He earned his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business and returned to banking with Bank One. His multiple roles included the development and introduction of a prototype cash management account which combined the bank’s deposit and brokerage services. More
Dave then spent nine years as a principal with The Vanguard Group of Investment Companies, beginning as the assistant to John C. Bogle, Vanguard’s chairman. Dave managed a number of groups serving institutional investors and 401k sponsors and was instrumental in establishing Vanguard’s first satellite operations in Phoenix. After leaving Vanguard, he served as Chief Administrative Officer of Bradford & Marzec, Inc., a Los Angeles institutional fixed income management firm that grew from $3.5 billion in assets under management to over $6 billion during his tenure.
Dave returned to Arizona in 1999 and joined Greenberg Financial Group, a Tucson investment advisor and broker-dealer, as a principal and compliance officer. In October 2002, Dave established Gordian Advisors to apply the many lessons learned over twenty years in financial services to helping individuals create effective financial plans. His approach is to use his first-hand experience in mutual funds, institutional investment management, and retail brokerage as a steady, informative guide through volatile economic times.
Dave is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™ professional and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. He is an active member of the Collaborative Law Group of Southern Arizona and has published a series of articles on investment and personal financial management. Dave is active in a number of service organizations, including Habitat for Humanity, Friends of Saguaro National Park and the Catalina Foothills Association.
Michael A. Burdick holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and Master's degree in Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University. He is also a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER ™ professional.
For the first 32 years of his career Mike worked in various marketing, sales, and product development positions for Caterpillar Inc. and subsidiary companies. In planning for his own retirement, Mike became intrigued by financial planning and plotted his encore career. After retirement from Caterpillar he joined Raskob Kambourian Financial Advisors in Tucson. After working at Raskob Kambourian for almost ten years he joined Gordian Advisors as a partner in 2010. Mike is an avid hiker and cyclist.
