Career
Kristie Feinberg has been Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers since May 2023. Kristie Feinberg is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Kristie Feinberg holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from St. Cloud State University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia Business School.
John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC is a Boston, MA firm with $68.6B under management, 50 clients and 28 advisers in one office, as of its March 2026 filing.
John Hancock’s May 2023 appointment announcement said Kristie Feinberg had previously served as Manulife Investment Management’s chief financial officer and global head of strategy, and as CFO and global head of treasury at Invesco. It also reported earlier work at Oppenheimer Funds.
No adviser firm registrations are on Kristie Feinberg’s record.
Credentials and registrations
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| Series 26 | Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal Examination | 2 January 2023 |
| Series 99TO | Operations Professional Examination | 2 January 2023 |
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | Credited |
| Series 27 | Financial and Operations Principal Examination | 30 October 2001 |
| Series 4 | Registered Options Principal Examination | 6 October 2000 |
| Series 24 | General Securities Principal Examination | 13 January 2000 |
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 17 February 1999 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 19 January 1999 |
- Name
- Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal Examination
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- Operations Professional Examination
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- Financial and Operations Principal Examination
- Name
- Registered Options Principal Examination
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- General Securities Principal Examination
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
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- General Securities Representative Examination
Individual record
- Full name
- Kristie Marie Feinberg
- CRD
- 3162040
- Firm bio
- johnhancock.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Kristie Feinberg work?
Kristie Feinberg has been Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC since May 2023, and is a control person of the firm.
Does Kristie Feinberg have a current investment-adviser registration?
Kristie Feinberg has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.
What exams has Kristie Feinberg passed?
Kristie Feinberg has passed 7 licensing exams: the Series 7, Series 63, Series 24, Series 4, Series 27, Series 26 and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 7, was passed in January 1999. FINRA credited Kristie Feinberg with the SIE, which began in October 2018.