Sean McGillivray, AIF®Chief Executive Officer
organizational role
- Managing Partner
- Chief Executive Officer
- Investment Committee Member
Sean McGillivray is the Chief Executive Officer for Kingsview Partners. He runs the firm’s day-to-day operations, oversees the administrative staff, and is an operations and technology integration expert. He also sits on the investment committee and works with the firm’s custodial partners to manage the advisor onboarding process.
Kingsview Partners and its subsidiaries have experienced exponential growth under Sean’s leadership, reaching new investors and advisors alike. As the ultimate architect of Kingsview’s “Elevating the Standard of Care” mission, he is the steward of the firm’s culture and has positioned Kingsview to offer competitive, value-oriented services.
Sean was charged with building out the advisory services of the firm when he joined Kingsview in 2013. He excelled in this capacity and was promoted to CCO and COO in 2016. He was then tasked with overseeing both Kingsview compliance and operational priorities.
Prior to Kingsview, Sean was an advisor and executive at Great Pacific Trading Company, where he pioneered the firm’s use of managed commodity products and entrance into the financial advisory business. His tenure at Great Pacific gave him great insight into diversified business lines and ensuring that services matched investor’s needs.
Sean has spent his entire career challenging the industry to prove the value of its offerings and encouraging investors to demand more. This mindset is the cornerstone of the Kingsview Partners mission, and the firm works daily to ensure that every client receives competitive-proof service.
At the end of the day, Sean is a family man who resides in Southern Oregon. He is an avid outdoorsman and a private pilot, and enjoys sharing these interests with his two sons and lovely wife, Amy.