Career
Paul Stapleton has been Chief Financial Officer and Limited Partner of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors since March 2011. Paul Stapleton is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it. Paul Stapleton holds a B.S. in Accounting from Loyola Marymount University and an M.B.A. from UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. is a Houston, TX firm with $34.1B under management, 113 clients and 142 advisers across 7 offices, as of its August 2026 filing.
Oversees investment accounting, partnership tax reporting and financial analysis of the firm’s alternative investment partnerships and associated operating entities. He joined in 2004 after alternative-investment financial-services roles at Mellon Financial and Trust Company of the West.
No adviser firm registrations are on Paul Stapleton’s record.
Credentials and registrations
Professional designations
Listed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
- Certified Public Accountant
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | 2 January 2023 |
| Series 99TO | Operations Professional Examination | 2 January 2023 |
| Series 27 | Financial and Operations Principal Examination | 19 November 2004 |
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- Operations Professional Examination
- Name
- Financial and Operations Principal Examination
Individual record
- Full name
- Paul Francis Stapleton
- CRD
- 4848451
- Firm bio
- kayneanderson.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Paul Stapleton work?
Paul Stapleton has been Chief Financial Officer; Limited Partner of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. since March 2011, and is a control person of the firm.
Does Paul Stapleton have a current investment-adviser registration?
Paul Stapleton has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.
What exams has Paul Stapleton passed?
Paul Stapleton has passed 3 licensing exams: the Series 27, SIE and Series 99TO. The earliest, the Series 27, was passed in November 2004.
Leadership at Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
- Paul BlankChief Executive Officer; Limited Partner
- Albert RabilChief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Ka Real Estate; Limited Partner
- Michael O'neilChief Compliance Officer; Limited Partner
- James BakerDirector; Limited Partner
- Matthew BarbabellaGeneral Counsel; Limited Partner; Director
- Douglas GoodwillieDirector; Limited Partner
- Richard KayneCo-Chairman & Founder; Limited Partner
- Terrence QuinnVice Chairman; Limited Partner
- Sydney SelznickDirector; Limited Partner
- Robert SinnottCo-Chairman; Limited Partner
- Daniel WeingeistDirector; Limited Partner