Meet Sparrow Partners

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Originally from Philadelphia, Andrew Thomas Schmuhl serves as Managing Partner of Sparrow Partners, where he provides firm-level leadership and works with families alongside their advisors on complex and everyday fiduciary matters that support multi-generational governance and impact. Andrew brings broad domestic and international business and legal experience across fiduciary services, family office management, governance, risk oversight, and financial services leadership. His career reflects a focus on attentive, values-driven guidance for families navigating complex matters, from wealth transfer and business succession to day-to-day fiduciary administration.

Before co-founding Sparrow Partners, Andrew served as Chief Operating Officer of Olson Wealth Group, Inspired Life Family Office®, a multi-family office and independent wealth management firm focused on legacy planning and comprehensive family office services. He led firm-wide initiatives and executed strategic plans to strengthen long-term growth and client impact.

Earlier, Andrew held senior leadership positions at a Fortune 500 financial services company, where he led pre- and post-close integration following an asset acquisition by an operating subsidiary of a multi-billion-dollar advisory firm. He also served as Chief Operating Officer and member of the Board of Directors of the combined business, a national trust company, where he chaired the Board’s Risk Management Subcommittee and oversaw investment operations, trust functions, technology, finance, marketing, and strategic initiatives.

Andrew also served as Chief Operating Officer and Board member of an asset management firm, managing an ETF sponsor with four NASDAQ-listed exchange-traded funds.

Earlier in his career, he spent nearly a decade as General Counsel and Partner at a consulting firm, advising domestic and international clients including central banks, sovereign wealth funds, pension systems, banks, trust companies, RIAs, and broker-dealers on financial services, governance, and institutional strategy. He also served as Associate General Counsel of a turnkey asset management firm, providing legal and regulatory counsel across investment management, advisory, and brokerage businesses.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law, and he is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar.

Andrew lives in Orono, Minnesota, with his wife and their two golden retrievers. Outside of work, he enjoys walking the Luce Line and Dakota Rail Trail, exploring Minnesota’s North Shore, reading history, and spending time with friends and family. 

Taylor Gatlin brings a relationship-driven approach to marketing and communications, with experience in event management and digital advertising. Her work centers on connecting organizations with the people they serve through clear messaging, cohesive brand expression, and meaningful engagement.

Taylor is committed to designing and guiding experiences that reflect Sparrow’s values and support long-term client relationships. She partners closely with firm leadership to ensure Sparrow’s brand, voice, and client communications are aligned with the firm’s commitment to trust, clarity, and service.

At Sparrow, Taylor leads marketing, branding, and client engagement initiatives, supporting the firm’s growth while enhancing how clients and professional partners experience Sparrow.

She is a graduate of Samford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies with a minor in Entrepreneurship.

Taylor lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outdoors, road trips to new cities, serving in the high school ministry at East Cobb Church, and spending time with friends and family.