ALM First Leadership

Kevin Kirksey is a Principal at ALM First who rejoined the firm in 2011. Kevin oversees the Strategic Solutions Group, which provides services for mergers and acquisitions, capital planning and stress testing, ALM, CECL, MRM, liquidity management, and financial technology.

Kevin has shared his expertise at various conferences including AmericanBanker, FMS Chapters, The Knowledge Group, credit union leagues, state banking associations, CPA firms and societies, NCUA, NASCUS and client board retreats. He has provided guest lectures at Southern Methodist University, Texas A&M University, University of North Texas, and Stephen F. Austin State University. He is also an active member of YPO, the University of Texas at Dallas Finance Advisory Board, AEI’s Enterprise Club, and various nonprofit boards. Kevin has also been published and quoted in numerous journals, was a finalist for D CEO’s Dealmaker of the Year in 2019, and was awarded with Top 20 Under 40 Preston Hollow & Park Cities People in 2021.

Previously, Kevin worked on Goldman Sachs’ mortgage trading desk.

Kevin received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Davidson College in North Carolina where he played Division 1 baseball and currently serves as a career advisor. Outside of work and philanthropic causes, Kevin enjoys spending time with his wife and two young sons.