Kris Johnson

Kris Johnson, CFA, has a diverse work experience in the finance industry. Starting in 2011, Johnson worked at Green Tree Servicing (now Ditech Financial LLC) as a GSE Investor Reporting specialist for three years. In 2014, they joined Piper Sandler and served as a Proprietary Trading Desk Analyst for two years before being promoted to Vice President in the Financial Services Group. Johnson then joined Hilltop Securities Inc. in 2023 as the SVP and Head of Strategy & Analytics for their Fixed Income Capital Markets division, where they currently hold the position.

Kris Johnson, CFA, obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Finance from Hamline University, where they attended from 2009 to 2011. Prior to that, Kris attended St. Olaf College from 2006 to 2008, though it is unspecified whether they obtained a degree or field of study in that timeframe. Additionally, Kris has earned several certifications, including the Series 63 and Series 7 certifications from FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). They have also obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder designation from the CFA Institute, though the specific month and year of this achievement are not provided.