Kelly McKean, CFA - Founder and Principal

In September of 2003, in an effort to expand on her success in equity research sales, Kelly began writing strategic marketing plans designed to help hedge funds raise assets. Since that time she has been successful in raising $150 million for seven different strategies ranging from convertible bonds to small cap L/S. In seven years, Kelly has accumulated an extensive network of investor contacts in the United States and in Europe. She has built Blue Corner into a dynamic third party marketing business focused on supporting hedge fund managers in every aspect of marketing and fundraising. 

Prior to founding BLUECORNERINC., Kelly worked with StarMine in San Francisco, a financial services software company, where she launched StarMine Monitor, the company’s sell-side product, and proceeded to land Merrill Lynch, the number one ranked brokerage firm in the U.S., as the first anchor client. In New York, Kelly worked with ING Barings Furman Selz on the high yield trading desk, ran the financial analyst training program and worked with the leveraged loan department to promote ING’s service offerings. Kelly’s international experience includes work in Hong Kong with Accenture on a technology/change management project for Standard Chartered Bank.

After obtaining a Chemical Engineering degree from Auburn University, Kelly went to work for Eastman Chemical Company selling 350 chemical products and calling on a diverse group of industries. Kelly received her MBA in finance from Tulane University. For several years, Kelly was part of the Tulane alumni board of directors and acting Tulane Alumni Club President in San Francisco. Kelly has been active in the Financial Women's Association of San Francisco and was instrumental in starting a mentoring program for the FWA's scholarship winners. She is a CFA charterholder and is a member of the CFA Institute. Kelly lives in Pamplona, Spain. She enjoys traveling, scuba diving, reading and exercising to include completing Iron Man, Florida in 2008, several road marathons and one mountain marathon.
 
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