Kimberly Ann Flynn

Kimberly Ann Flynn is a Managing Director at XA Investments. She is a partner in the firm and responsible for all product and business development activities. Kim created the Alternative Registered Trust (ART)™ platform at XA Investments, working in partnership with independent sub-advisers representing best-in-class alternative investment managers. Previously, Kim was Senior Vice President and Head of Product Development for Nuveen Investments' Global Structured Products Group. In her 11 years at Nuveen, she helped develop over 40 closed-end funds, raising approximately $13 billion in capital. In her leadership role at Nuveen, Kim was responsible for asset-raising activities through the development of new, traditional and alternative investment funds, including CEFs, ETFs, UITs and commodity pools.

Kim received her MBA degree from Harvard University, where she was a William J. Carey scholar and President of the HBS Volunteers. Before attending Harvard Business School, Kim spent three years working in Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking Division (1999-2002) in their Chicago office. She earned her BBA in Finance and Business Economics, summa cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame in 1999 where she was a valedictorian candidate, Rhodes Scholar finalist and the first recipient of the Paul F. Conway Award, given to a senior in the Department of Finance who embodies Notre Dame's tradition of excellence and who enriches the ideals of the university. Kim earned the CFA designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Chicago. Kim currently serves on the board of the Harvard Business School Club of Chicago and is a member of the Harvard Club of New York City, where she conducts regular business. She also serves on the board of the Women in ETFs Chicago chapter as Head of the Mentorship Committee. Kim and her family - husband, Leo; son, Teddy; and daughter, Rose - live in Lincoln Park.