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Kelleen Richter

Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at First Command Advisory Services

Broker registration; no current adviser registration

Kelleen Richter is Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of First Command Advisory Services, a Fort Worth investment adviser managing $24.4B. Kelleen Richter has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration and has passed the Series 6, Series 63, Series 7 and Series 24.

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Licensing exams

From the IAPD record · data retrieved 17 October 2026 · page updated 20 October 2026SEC record

Career

Kelleen Richter has been Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of First Command Advisory Services since February 2025. Kelleen Richter is not listed as a control person, but directly owns under 5% of the firm.

First Command Advisory Services is a Fort Worth, TX firm with $24.4B under management, 113,591 clients and 1,155 advisers across 187 offices, as of its July 2026 filing.

Kelleen Richter serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer at First Command Financial Services. She joined First Command in 2016 as chief marketing officer. She holds a Master of Business Communications from the University of St. Thomas and a BA from St. Cloud State University.

No adviser firm registrations are on Kelleen Richter’s record.

Credentials and registrations

Examinations

SIECredited
Name
Securities Industry Essentials Examination
Series 2426 October 2004
Name
General Securities Principal Examination
Series 727 January 1999
Name
General Securities Representative Examination
Series 635 February 1998
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 624 October 1991
Name
Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Kelleen Marie Richter
CRD
2098017
Firm bio
firstcommand.com

Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.

Common questions

Where does Kelleen Richter work?

Kelleen Richter has been Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of First Command Advisory Services since February 2025.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 21 July 2026

Does Kelleen Richter have a current investment-adviser registration?

Kelleen Richter has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Kelleen Richter passed?

Kelleen Richter has passed 4 licensing exams: the Series 6, Series 63, Series 7 and Series 24. The earliest, the Series 6, was passed in October 1991. FINRA credited Kelleen Richter with the SIE, which began in October 2018.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at First Command Advisory Services

  • Tina CaddellVice President, Operations
  • Heidi CerboneVice President and Treasurer
  • Eric ChartanSenior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
  • Casey GriffinSenior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
  • Frank SmithSenior Vice President - Chief Information Security Officer & Chief Technology Officer
  • Mark SteffePresident and CEO

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 2098017. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of First Command Advisory Services, filed 21 July 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.
  3. First Command Advisory Services team page. Biography, education, credentials, awards.

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

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