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Cerity Partners Names Kevin Hilden President and Adam Hills President of Cerity Partners International

Press Releases | Dec 18, 2025

Leadership appointments support evolution of the firm following significant multi-year growth

Cerity Partners, a leading national registered investment advisor with over $147BN in assets under management, today announced the appointment of Kevin Hilden as President of Cerity Partners and Adam Hills as President of Cerity Partners International. The leadership changes come after multiple years of significant growth and expansion for the firm.

In his expanded role as President, Kevin Hilden will be responsible for unifying and leveraging the firm’s growing capabilities to support advisory practice growth and success. This includes overseeing the firm’s practice development area as well Cerity Partners University (CPU), the firm’s talent development program. This is in addition to his current responsibilities overseeing the firm’s operations.

Adam Hills will assume the role of President of Cerity Partners International, where he will focus on developing the firm’s physical presence outside of the United States across both wealth advisory and the firm’s institutional and corporate businesses.

Hilden and Hills will continue reporting to Cerity Partners’ founder and CEO, Kurt Miscinski, who said: “Kevin and Adam’s appointments reflect our commitment to supporting our growing firm while maintaining the exceptional service and advice our clients expect. Their leadership will be instrumental in the next phase of our growth and I look forward to partnering further with them on the exciting opportunities ahead.”

The firm also announced two additional leadership appointments: Chris Hemstead will serve as Head of Practice Development, reporting to Hilden and Rob Jeffers will take on the Chief Operating Officer role, also reporting to Hilden, where he will oversee Client Billing, Operations, Technology, Compliance, and Real Estate.

The leadership changes reflect alignment to support further growth and evolution of the firm as a top RIA in the U.S. and beyond.

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