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Kenneth Lester

Managing Director, Portfolio Management at Nisa Investment Advisors

No current adviser or broker 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

Kenneth Lester is Managing Director, Portfolio Management of Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC, a ST. Louis investment adviser managing $344B. Kenneth Lester has past investment-adviser registrations through 1 firm and has passed the Series 7, Series 63 and Series 3.

Role at Nisa Investment Advisors

Title on Schedule A
Managing Director, Portfolio Management
Control
Kenneth Lester is a control person of Nisa Investment Advisors.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Kenneth Lester has held the filed role since October 2012.

The firm

Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC
ST. Louis, MO

Form ADV filed 26 March 2026

$344B AUM440 clients217 advisers1 offices

Career on record

Firms and exams, newest first
  1. Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC
    – · 28 years
    St. Louis, MO · Adviser representative · Firm CRD 107313
  2. Passed Series 3 · 1993
  3. Passed Series 63 · 1988
  4. Passed Series 7 · 1987

Registrations and exams

No current adviser or broker registration. Kenneth Lester has passed 3 qualifying exams.

Examinations

Series 6312 April 1988
Name
Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
Series 317 September 1993
Name
National Commodity Futures Examination
Series 716 May 1987
Name
General Securities Representative Examination

Individual record

Full name
Kenneth Lloyd Lester
CRD
1674086
Firm
Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC
Registration status
No current adviser or broker registration

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Common questions

Where does Kenneth Lester work?

Kenneth Lester has been Managing Director, Portfolio Management of Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC since October 2012, and is a control person of the firm.

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

Does Kenneth Lester have a current investment-adviser registration?

Kenneth Lester has no current investment-adviser or broker registration, as of 17 October 2026.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

What exams has Kenneth Lester passed?

Kenneth Lester has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63 and Series 3. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in May 1987.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Where was Kenneth Lester previously registered as an investment adviser?

Kenneth Lester has past investment-adviser registrations through Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC, November 1997 to October 2025, across 1 firm.

Source: IAPD individual record, checked 17 October 2026

Leadership at Nisa Investment Advisors

  • David Eichhorn
    Chief Executive Officer & Head of Investment Strategies
  • Matthew Byron
    Chief Operating Officer
  • Richard Dolson
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Mark Folkins
    Chief Administrative Officer
  • Cheryl Hanson
    Managing Director, Client Services
  • Anthony Pope
    Managing Director, Portfolio Management
  • Richard Ratkowski
    Director, Investment Strategies
  • Bella Sanevich
    Managing Director, Corporate Governance and Legal

Sources

  1. IAPD individual record, CRD 1674086. Registration status, employment history and examinations.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC, filed 26 March 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

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 Kenneth Lester or Nisa Investment Advisors, LLC and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.