Goutam Datta

Goutam "Gary" Datta is Senior Financial Advisor at Adson Wealth Partners in Coppell, Texas

Senior Financial Advisor

Adson Wealth Partners

Coppell, Texas

About Goutam Datta

Goutam Gary Datta is a Senior Financial Advisor and co-founder of Adson Wealth Partners, a Wells Fargo Financial Network company, based in Coppell, Texas. He has a background in engineering, business ownership, and financial services.

Datta was born in Kolkata, India. He moved to the United States in 1982 to pursue graduate studies. He earned a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He later attended Rutgers University, where he studied finance. In 1990, he received a U.S. patent for a sifting apparatus developed during his early engineering career.

From 1986 to 1995, Datta worked for a manufacturing company in New Jersey. In 1995, he started his own business and remained self-employed for nearly three decades. During this period, he gained experience in operations, financial planning, and long-term business strategy across several Northeastern states.

In 2012, Datta entered the financial services industry with Merrill Lynch in Southlake, Texas. He later worked at Edward Jones from 2015 to 2025. In 2025, he became a Senior Financial Advisor at Adson Wealth Partners.

His practice focuses on retirement planning, portfolio management, tax-aware strategies, insurance solutions, and business retirement plans. He works with individuals, families, and business owners. Datta is licensed in multiple states and holds a California insurance license. Outside of his professional work, he is a published poet and playwright.

Career Background

Adson Wealth Partners in Coppell (Wells Fargo)

Coppell, Texas
Senior Financial Advisor
2024 - Present

Edward Jones

Southlake, Texas
Financial Advisor
2015 - 2025

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Southlake, Texas
Financial Advisor
2012 - 2015

I-2/BPST

Owner VP
1995 - 2024

Education

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Master of Science
Chemical Engineering
Newark, New Jersey
1982 – 1986

Rutgers University

Finance
New Brunswick, New Jersey
1991 – 1994

Jadavpur University

Bachelor of Science
Chemical Engineering
Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Media

Press

Goutam Datta and the Power of Thoughtful Reinvention

Goutam Datta’s career is not defined by a single leap, but by a series of deliberate steps. Each one builds on the last. From engineering labs to business ownership to wealth management, his path shows how big ideas often start quietly, and grow through patience, curiosity, and steady work.

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Goutam Datta Introduces a Personal Standard for Better Decisions

Goutam Datta, financial advisor and co-founder of Adson Wealth Partners, is advocating for a personal standard he believes individuals can adopt to improve decision-making across careers, finances, relationships, and learning. The standard is simple: slow down, write it down, and ask one better question before acting.

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Awards & Recognition

  • U.S. Patent 4,904,377 – Sifting Apparatus – United States Patent and Trademark Office – Issued February 27, 1990

Licenses & Certifications

  • California Insurance License (0M57153) – State of California
  • Licensed Financial Advisor – Resident State: Texas

Charities & Volunteering

  • Grace Grapevine – Community involvement