Contessa Archuleta

Wealth Advisor, Executive Director

Contessa Archuleta is a Wealth Advisor and Executive Director with Hightower Signature Wealth (formerly The Rikoon Group). She specializes in building multigenerational relationships and helping individuals and families navigate the complexities of wealth management. Her areas of focus include retirement planning, wealth preservation, education funding, charitable giving, and legacy planning.

A Santa Fe native, Contessa is passionate about empowering clients to make informed financial decisions with confidence. She enjoys educating clients about investment strategies and serving as a trusted partner through life’s milestones, helping them align their financial resources with their personal values and long-term goals.

Contessa earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of New Mexico and holds the FINRA Series 65 license.

Committed to serving her community, Contessa is a board member and former President of the Santa Fe Estate Planning Council. She also serves as Secretary of the New Mexico Farmers Marketing Association, a statewide nonprofit that supports New Mexico farmers, families, and communities through public education, food access programs, technical assistance, and advocacy.

Outside the office, Contessa enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time outdoors with her husband and their two teenage children.