Kirsten Pickens

Kirsten Pickens serves as Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. Distribution at Future Standard. Ms. Pickens is responsible for overseeing the distribution strategy for the U.S. Private Wealth Channel, and directly overseeing all U.S. Wealth Platforms across Wirehouse, RIA, Private Bank and Independent Broker-Dealer channels.

Before joining Future Standard, Ms. Pickens was Partner and Head of Distribution at Chiron Investment Management, the global multi-asset firm she helped launch in 2015, and which was acquired by Future Standard in 2020. Prior to launching Chiron, she was Senior Vice President, Head of National Accounts and DCIO Sales for Ivy Investment Management, a firm she also helped launch to third party distribution channels in 2003. Ms. Pickens also worked for ING Funds and Seligman Investments. She began her financial services career as a Retirement Specialist at Vanguard.

In addition to her role at Future Standard, Ms. Pickens serves on the boards of the Expect Miracles Foundation, Invest in Others and NICSA, as well as the FUSE National Accounts Advisory Board. She is a member of the Sales Force Marketing Committee of the Investment Company Institute, a member of the Money Management Institute.

Ms. Pickens holds a BA from Arizona State University and her Executive IQ certification from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business. She also holds her Series 7, 24 and 6 security licenses.