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Christina Sears

Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President at American Beacon Advisors

Broker registration; no current adviser registrationSEC record checked 17 October 2026

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Past adviser firms
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Licensing exams

IAPD record retrieved 17 October 2026SEC record

Christina Sears is Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of American Beacon Advisors, Inc., a Irving investment adviser managing $59.9B. Christina Sears has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed 5 licensing exams.

Role at American Beacon Advisors

Title on Schedule A
Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President
Control
Christina Sears is not a control person of American Beacon Advisors.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Christina Sears has held the filed role since September 2004.

The firm

American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Irving, TX

Form ADV filed 26 March 2026

$59.9B AUM11 clients12 advisers1 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Passed SIE · 2018
  2. Passed Series 7, Series 24 and Series 63 · 2017
  3. Passed Series 65 · 1996

Registrations and exams

Broker registration; no current adviser registration. Christina Sears has passed 5 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 6311 December 2017
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 6523 April 1996
Name
Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Series 2424 August 2017
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
SIE1 October 2018
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 726 June 2017
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Christina Elaine Sears
CRD
2708589
Firm
American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
Registration status
Broker registration; no current adviser registration
Firm bio
americanbeaconadvisors.com

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Background

American Beacon’s biography identifies Christina E. Sears as vice president and chief compliance officer of American Beacon Advisors and chief compliance officer of the American Beacon Funds complex. It lists her graduate degree in economics from Baylor and bachelor’s degrees in economics and philosophy from Southern Methodist University. Official firm biography

Education

Common questions

Where does Christina Sears work?

Christina Sears has been Chief Compliance Officer and Senior Vice President of American Beacon Advisors, Inc. since September 2004.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 26 March 2026

Does Christina Sears have a current investment-adviser registration?

Christina Sears has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Christina Sears passed?

Christina Sears has passed 5 licensing exams: the Series 65, Series 7, Series 24, Series 63 and SIE. The earliest, the Series 65, was passed in April 1996.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at American Beacon Advisors

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2708589. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of American Beacon Advisors, Inc., filed 26 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. American Beacon Advisors team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

Retrieved 17 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Christina Sears or American Beacon Advisors, Inc. and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.