Kirsten Adelhock

Kirsten L. Adelhock is the Head of Marketing at BofA Securities, a team that includes Institutional Marketing, Retail Marketing, and Private Placements.  Across its three groups, the marketing team connects the many areas of the Municipal Banking and Markets franchise to all clients. 

Since joining Merrill Lynch in 2002, Kirsten has held various roles within Municipal Markets.  The first seven years of her career were spent in capital markets, first as a swaps trading assistant and then as a trader facing both hedge fund and public finance issuers.  During this time, Kirsten was also involved in arranging TOB financing for clients.  As the municipal derivatives footprint expanded globally in 2005-2006 Kirsten segued into a derivatives marketing role that she held through 2008. It was in this role that her affinity towards sales began to take form.  From 2009 through March 2025, Kirsten was a senior member of the institutional municipal salesforce and covered a diverse base of mutual fund, bank, insurance company, and hedge fund investors.

Kirsten attended Villanova University and graduated Cum Laude in 2002 with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Finance.  Kirsten is registered FINRA SIE, Series 7, 24, 53, 52 and 63.

She lives in Westfield, NJ with her husband and two sons.  In her spare time, you may find her skiing or gardening.