KIRSTEN FRAUNCES
EVP and Head of Capital Markets
Wedbush Securities
Kirsten Fraunces began her career at JP Morgan Investment Management as an associate in Equity Research, and later worked at Merrill Lynch as a VP Equity Research. After relocating to Los Angeles in 2002, then Wedbush Securities managing director Sheri Kaiserman pitched the idea of Fraunces joining sales team at the firm. This would be an opportunity to learn a new side of the business, broaden her knowledge base and skillset, as well as reaching more clients. She has since risen to head of equities, and in 2019 was named executive vice president and the head of capital markets.
When she was named head of capital markets in 2019, Fraunces was elevated to rarified air, to preside over a division where very few women have. In this role she is responsible for overseeing the Capital Markets Division; including Investment Banking, Equity Research, Equity Sales & Trading, and Fixed Income.
