Our Team
Our definition of asset management is keeping clients happy over the long-term. As a service-first technology firm, we are devoted to acting as an expert partner to our clients, delivering solutions and services that exceed their expectations year after year.
Because client happiness is our top priority, we make it a priority to attract the best and brightest talent. If you’re interested in joining our growing team, visit our careers page.
Executive Team

John Toepfer
Chief Executive Officer
John Toepfer is a technology entrepreneur, investor and business owner with a 25-year background in building and supporting communication solutions for the financial services industry. He lives in Chicago with his wife and two sons.

Robert Juergens
Chief Technology Officer
Robert brings 18 years of Technology leadership and Enterprise Architecture experience to Synthesis Technology. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Robert lives with his wife and two young sons in the shadow of the Chicago ‘L’ train. He enjoys staying active and sampling all that Chicago has to offer.

Cheryl Gelfond
Chief Operations Officer
Cheryl is responsible for client relations and operations at Synthesis Technology. When she's not obsessing about process improvements, she enjoys spending time with her 11 year-old daughter and their two dogs. She aspires to attend all of the tennis grand slams someday (US Open four times so far).