About Kristen

Kristen Hirano is a Business Management Specialist at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management.
As Business Management Specialist of The ARA Group, Kristen is responsible for managing the team and overseeing operations while supporting key client relationships. She maintains an in-depth understanding of each family's needs while working to identify new areas of opportunity and ways to improve the group's efficiency.
Kristen began her career as a Financial Solutions Advisor at Bank of America where she discovered her passion for client service. She later became a Client Associate at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where she joined The ARA Group. She moved with the team to First Republic Private Wealth Management before transitioning to her current role at J.P. Morgan. She holds the Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM(CRPC®) designation.
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Kristen studied at San Francisco State University. She and her husband have 2 young children, and she devotes her free time to her family.

Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM or CRPC® are registered trademarks owned by the College for Financial Planning and may not be used without the express written consent of the College.

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