Kathleen Parmer

Kathleen Parmer currently serves as Senior Vice President of Operations at LPL Financial, overseeing Advisory Billing and Performance & Data Reconciliation. Previously, Kathleen has held multiple leadership roles at Cygnet Media Capital, LLC, including Vice President and Assistant Vice President of Operations, and served as Chief Financial Officer at S&P Global Ratings from 2010 to 2019, where significant contributions included driving a continuous improvement framework and re-engineering organizational culture. Other key roles include Director and Lead Analyst in US Public Finance analysis and a Senior Performance Measurement Analyst at State Street Global Advisors, achieving substantial efficiency improvements and cost savings. Kathleen's early career includes contract programming for various businesses and an internship in bioinformatics at NASA. Educational credentials include an MBA in Technology Management from UCLA Anderson School of Management and an additional MBA from AGSM @ UNSW Business School, along with a B.A. in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara.