Kristen Howell

About

Experience

• President, Broker Dealer | Board Director, C-REIT | Chief Legal Officer | CCOCurrent

  Crowd Street · Seattle, WA

  Mar 2021 – Present

  I lead our legal, compliance, regulatory, and HR functions for Crowd Street's alternative investment platform. When I joined, our team set out to build a retail broker-dealer structure for alternative investments — we took it from concept to SEC registration and FINRA membership in six months, and built our first Legal and Compliance departments from there. Since then, I've worked alongside our Board and executive team to take our affiliated RIA through full SEC registration and support the launch of 25+ investment funds, including our first 1940 Act–registered fund, where I now serve on the Board. I also partner closely with our COO, CFO, CTO, and Head of Product across business development, investment diligence, financial reporting, and technology innovation, and I've had the chance to help build institutional relationships with leading national investment firms, alongside a team that made those partnerships possible. FINRA Series 7, 79, 24, 63, SIE

• Partner | Chair, Investment Funds Practice

  Fox Rothschild · Seattle

  Oct 2016 – Mar 2021

  I chaired our investment funds practice, where our team structured vehicles for venture capital, private equity, real estate, and other alternatives and hedge fund clients. I advised registered and exempt investment advisers, broker-dealers, and crowdfunding platforms on formation, registration, and regulatory matters, and worked with clients and counsel across South Korea, India, China, Japan, England, Canada, Israel, the Cayman Islands, and Ireland. I also negotiated private fund secondaries and structured private venture offerings.

Education

• University of Colorado — J.D. · 1995 – 1998
• Texas Christian University — B.S., Political Science · 1990 – 1994

Skills