Kristen la Valle

Kristen La Valle, MBA, serves as the Head of Commercial Strategies & Sales at iAltA since 2025. Previously, Kristen held the position of Head of Sell-Side Sales at CMG (Capital Markets Gateway) from 2021 to 2024 and worked as a Sales Director at Fitch Solutions from 2018 to 2021, specializing in credit ratings, fixed income research, and macroeconomics. Prior experience includes roles in the Global Markets Group at Ipreo (2016-2018), credit trading and capital markets risk at Merrill Lynch (2011-2015), and global markets risk at Goldman Sachs (2007-2011). Kristen's career began in portfolio management at Citigroup Alternative Investments in 2007. Kristen holds an MBA in Finance from the American University - Kogod School of Business and an MA in International Affairs from the American University School of International Service, alongside prior education at UC Santa Barbara.