Peak Capital Solutions, a third-party distribution platform specializing in alternative investments, announced that Ken Johnson, FRM, has joined the firm as senior vice president. In his new role, Johnson will be focused on capital-raising efforts in the central region.
According to Peak Capital, Johnson brings to the firm more than 30 years of financial services experience across a variety of disciplines, including portfolio management, product due diligence, and risk analytics. Most recently, he served at Lateral Investment Management, where he acted as regional vice president and worked closely with financial advisers across the central United States to support their access to private market offerings. Prior to his time at Lateral Investments, he was vice president at Triton Pacific Securities.
“Ken’s extensive background in due diligence, performance analytics, and capital markets adds significant depth to our team,” said Brian Conneely, president of Peak Capital Solutions. “We look forward to his contributions as we continue expanding our presence in the central region.”
Peak also reported that, before his work in capital raising, Johnson held senior roles at a boutique independent broker-dealer, including manager of portfolio accounting, head of performance measurement and attribution, and due diligence officer. Peak Capital reported that he has also served as a portfolio and risk manager, overseeing $2 billion in traditional and alternative investments across various strategies. According to his BrokerCheck record, Johnson started his career at A I M Distributors in 1991.
Johnson earned the financial risk manager, or FRM, designation from the Global Association of Risk Professionals, also known as GARP, in 2006. He holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.
Peak Capital Solutions is an independent multi-product distribution platform that focuses on the distribution of alternative investments and works with asset managers from initial product design through capital raise.
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