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Karen is the Chief Operating Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and founding member for First Ascent Asset Management, LLC, a 3rd party asset manager/strategist. She is responsible for managing business operations, compliance, security, IT, client operations, accounting and human resources.
Prior to joining First Ascent in 2016, she was an Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for First Western Financial, a bank, trust and investment management firm (2003-2016). From 1998-2003, she was a founding partner and Managing Director for Investment Consulting Group, an RIA that provided investment services to independent investment advisors, responsible for compliance and business operations. Prior to that Karen was with Portfolio Management Services (PMC), from 1992, serving in various positions, including Director of Product Management and as an Executive Committee member. From 1982- 1992, she worked for Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab and Stuart-James Investment Bankers, in the areas of regulatory compliance, operations, training and marketing.
Karen received a BS in Business Administration from Regis University.
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