Northern Trust names Beata Kirr CIO of global family office unit

Northern Trust Wealth Management appointed Beata Kirr as Chief Investment Officer of its Global Family Office division, according to a company statement.

Kirr will oversee investment strategy for the unit, which serves more than 550 clients with average net worth above $1 billion. The Global Family Office represents the fastest-growing segment within Northern Trust's wealth management business.

In her new role, Kirr will lead portfolio construction and provide investment insights to ultra-high-net-worth families and family offices. She will focus on asset allocation, manager selection and portfolio construction for the division's clients.

"Family offices today are navigating increasingly complex portfolios, private markets exposure and multigenerational planning challenges," said Dino De Vita, president of Global Family Office. "Beata brings a disciplined approach to asset allocation, manager selection and portfolio construction, grounded in years of advising sophisticated investors."

Kirr previously served as Managing Director and Chief Impact Officer at The Copia Group, a direct lending private credit firm. Before that, she spent 17 years at Bernstein Private Wealth Management, including roles as Co-Chief Investment Officer and National Managing Director. She also held positions at Aurora LLC and Goldman Sachs.

Kirr holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor's degree in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She currently serves on investment committees at the Poetry Foundation and Temple Sukkat Sholom.

Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS) reported $497.6 billion in wealth management assets under management as of March 31, 2026. The company had total assets under custody and administration of $18.6 trillion and assets under management of $1.8 trillion as of the same date.

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