Christopher McKinley has been Chief Compliance Officer/Manager of Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management since March 2015, is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it.
Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC is a Bethlehem, PA firm with $9.57B under management, 764 clients and 26 advisers in one office, as of its March 2026 filing.
Chris McKinley is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC. He sits on Cornerstone's Board of Directors and chairs Cornerstone's Lead Team, a group of five individuals who run the day-to-day operations of the organization. He came to Cornerstone with a background in data aggregation and normalization, reporting, vendor management and information technology.
Christopher McKinley’s longest registration is the current one, 11 years at Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management since 2015. Before joining Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management in 2015, Christopher McKinley was registered through Cornerstone Institutional Investors, LLC.
- – present · 11 yearsBethlehem, PA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 138638
- Cornerstone Institutional Investors, LLC– · 2 yearsBethlehem, PA · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 44664
Investment adviser representative registrations
Christopher McKinley is registered as an investment adviser representative in Pennsylvania, since January 2015.
- PennsylvaniaSince 7 January 2015
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | Credited |
| Series 24 | General Securities Principal Examination | 23 December 2014 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 8 August 2014 |
| Series 66 | Uniform Combined State Law Examination | 17 April 2012 |
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- General Securities Principal Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
- Name
- Uniform Combined State Law Examination
- Full name
- Christopher John McKinley
- CRD
- 5693671
- Firm
- Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management · CRD 138638
- Role
- Chief Compliance Officer/Manager
- Office
- 74 WEST BROAD STREET, SUITE 340, Bethlehem, PA 18018
- Registration
- Investment adviser and broker registrations
- In the industry since
- August 2014
- Disciplinary history
- Not yet shown here · SEC record · BrokerCheck
- Firm bio
- cornerstone-companies.com
Where does Christopher McKinley work?
Christopher McKinley has been Chief Compliance Officer/Manager of Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management, LLC since March 2015, and is a control person of the firm.
Is Christopher McKinley a financial advisor?
Yes. Christopher McKinley has a current investment-adviser registration in Pennsylvania, through Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management since January 2015.
How many years of experience does Christopher McKinley have?
Christopher McKinley has 12 years in the financial industry, since August 2014, across 2 adviser firms.
What exams has Christopher McKinley passed?
Christopher McKinley has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 66, Series 7 and Series 24. The earliest, the Series 66, was passed in April 2012. FINRA credited Christopher McKinley with the SIE, which began in October 2018.
Where is Christopher McKinley based?
Christopher McKinley’s registered office is in Bethlehem, PA.
Is Christopher McKinley registered with FINRA?
Yes. Christopher McKinley has a current broker registration, under CRD 5693671.
Source: FINRA BrokerCheck
How can I verify Christopher McKinley’s record?
Search CRD 5693671 on the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) and FINRA’s broker search (brokercheck.finra.org), which publish Christopher McKinley’s full registration record.
