Kyrstin Ritsema

Kyrstin is the Executive Director of Compliance Services Team with Confluence. She leads a team of tenured compliance professionals dedicated to improving and simplifying the regulatory environment of their diverse client base including investment advisers, broker-dealers, investment companies, and private funds. Kyrstin applies 20 years of diverse compliance experience developing local and global teams through ongoing regulatory change, and complex regulatory affairs.

Kyrstin’s industry trajectory includes 11 years with UBS Financial Services in operations and compliance for the Great Lakes Complex, leading a team as in-house Chief Compliance Officer for a hybrid RIA with affiliated legal and accounting arms, General Securities Supervisor and Registered Representative for Private Client Services, and most recently consulting and leadership for Confluence. She played a pivotal role in the growth of a hybrid RIA, overseeing its expansion to over a billion dollars in regulatory assets under management while ensuring GIPS compliance and nurturing affiliated accounting and law firms.

A compliance professional first who has the privilege of leading a team, Kyrstin is a self-proclaimed “Compliance Nerd.” Having obtained licenses including the 7, 66, 9, and 10, Kyrstin's technical knowledge and experience is complemented by her Investment Advisor Certified Compliance Professional (IACCP®) designation which she obtained in 2017. Kyrstin’s primary focus is supporting the compliance success of clients, and the consulting team who serves them. Some of her specialties include initial program implementation and registration, exam readiness, and the preparation and execution of SEC mock exams.

Kyrstin is active in professional associations including the Investment Advisors Association and the National Society of Compliance Professionals, Regulatory Advisory Committee. She holds a B.S. from Michigan State University.