Kirk serves as a Executive Managing Director at Cresset. In this role, he collaborates closely with clients to gain a deep understanding of their personal and financial aspirations, offering tailored solutions that effectively address their needs.
In 2024, Cresset acquired CH Investment Partners, where Kirk served as Co-President and oversaw the Partner Advisory and Operations teams. He played an integral role in helping develop the firm’s investment strategy and in expanding its partner base since founding the firm in 2011. Kirk previously spent 21 years at Goldman Sachs where he worked with individual investors and corporations, with a focus on risk management and equity investments. He served as Managing Director and Southwest Regional Manager for the Private Wealth Management Division. Prior to that, Kirk spent nine years as a naval aviator for the United States Navy.
Kirk sits on the Executive Board for SMU’s Cox School of Business and is a member of the SMU Endowment Investment Committee. He is a Senior Trustee of Austin College in Sherman, Texas. Kirk received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Missouri in 1980 and an MBA from Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business.