Kristen is a skilled financial executive with demonstrated
abilities in asset valuations; identifying, executing and financing successful growth strategies;
evaluation of prospective business and investment opportunities; and in sourcing, negotiating
and integrating mergers and acquisitions.
She has twenty-five years’ experience in consulting for small and
medium-sized businesses as well as in financial management and strategy in the
consumer products, manufacturing, telecommunications and financial services
sectors. She brings disciplined business
judgment, financial leadership and a high level of integrity to the realization
of clients’ business objectives.
Before forming Lumina Partners, LLC, Kristen served in a
variety of senior financial, strategy and mergers/acquisitions roles for
multinational beverage manufacturer Constellation Brands. Her background also includes capital markets
expertise and corporate finance roles at Frontier Corp. and Citibank.
Kristen earned her MBA in Finance from the College of William and Mary, where
she was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, and her BA in Psychology from Bucknell University, where she was
elected to Psi Chi. She is a CFA charter
holder, a member of the CFA Institute and a past Director of the CFA Society of
Rochester. Kristen is a member of the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation and the Rochester Association of Family Mediators. She is a member of the Advisory Board of Directors and former Chair of the Audit Committee
of the Greater Rochester Chapter of the American Red Cross.
Contact Kristen Jenks at:
info@luminapartners.com or 585-738-2927