Nazeeh Aranki, Ph. D. 

Nazeeh brings over 16 years of experience as a financial advisor. He joined LPL Financial in June 2025. His practice focuses on comprehensive financial planning and asset allocation, helping clients design portfolios that align with their goals, risk tolerance, and long-term financial strategy.

Nazeeh began his career in the financial industry in 2009 and has developed broad experience in financial planning and wealth management. Before joining the LPL Financial, he served as a financial advisor at Western International Securities (WIS) in Pasadena, CA, beginning in 2012. Prior to that, he worked with Ameriprise Financial Services.

Before transitioning into finance, Nazeeh had a distinguished 27-year career as an engineer and scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, where he led and contributed to numerous space exploration and DoD research projects. He also worked in the aerospace industry as an engineer prior to his time at JPL.

Nazeeh was born in November 1960 and has been a Pasadena resident for the past 28 years. He holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Electrical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology, earned in 1983.