Kelly Sumner is not listed as a control person, but directly owns under 5% of Essential Investment Partners. Kelly Sumner holds an MBA from Texas A&M San Antonio. Kelly Sumner studied at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Essential Investment Partners is an investment adviser based in Englewood, CO, registered with the SEC since 2009. It provides financial planning and investment management. Its clients include high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations and individual clients. Its regulatory assets under management total $223 million, as filed on 30 March 2026. Its fees, ownership and offices are on the firm’s profile.
Kelly Sumner is Chief Compliance Officer and Client Service Supervisor of Essential Investment Partners. She is responsible for all administrative matters, including portfolio accounting and reporting for clients, relations with custodians on clients' service needs, and monitoring the firm's compliance with regulatory and procedural requirements. She previously worked for American Funds in San Antonio for three years.
Professional designations
Listed by Essential Investment Partners
- CFP®
- CRD
- 6499366
- Firm
- Essential Investment Partners · CRD 149509
- Role
- Chief Compliance Officer
- In role since
- January 2021 · 5 years
- Control person
- Not listed
- Direct ownership
- Under 5%
- Firm headquarters
- Englewood, CO
- Individual registration
- No current adviser record · SEC search
- Disciplinary history
- Not yet shown here · SEC record
- Firm bio
- essentialinvestment.com
Where does Kelly Sumner work?
Kelly Sumner has been Chief Compliance Officer of Essential Investment Partners, LLC since January 2021.
Is Kelly Sumner a CFP?
Essential Investment Partners lists Kelly Sumner with the CFP credential (“CFP®”) on its website. CFP Board confirms certification status.
Source: Kelly Sumner, CFP® biography, essentialinvestment.com
How can I verify Kelly Sumner’s record?
Kelly Sumner’s role is listed on Essential Investment Partners, LLC’s Form ADV, which the SEC’s adviser search (adviserinfo.sec.gov) publishes under the firm’s CRD 149509.