--- title: Meet the FactRight Team – Kathryn Stephany description: Meet FactRight’s securities attorney, Kate Stephany! image: https://blog.factright.com/hubfs/Kate%202.jpg --- behance bloglovin dribbble email facebook flickr github gplus instagram linkedin medium periscope phone pinterest rss snapchat stumbleupon tumblr twitter vimeo xing youtube - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/FactRightLLC/) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/factright) - [Linkedin](http://www.linkedin.com/company/395017?trk=tyah) - [Phone](tel:866-357-7779) [Report Center Login >](http://www.factrightreports.com/Account/Login) - [Home](http://www.factright.com/) - [ABOUT US](http://www.factright.com/team/) - Financial Advisory Firms - [FR Risk Management](http://www.factright.com/fr-risk-management/) - [Report Center](https://www.factright.com/resources/report-center/) - [Product Coverage](https://www.factright.com/resources/list-of-coverage/) - Product Sponsors - [Due Diligence Reporting](http://www.factright.com/due-diligence-reporting/) - [Preparing for FactRight Diligence](https://www.factright.com/preparing-for-factright-diligence/) - [Resources](https://www.factright.com/resources/) - [Report Center](https://www.factright.com/resources/report-center/) - [FactRight Webinars](https://www.factright.com/resources/webinars/) - [FAQs](https://www.factright.com/resources/faqs/) - [Events](https://www.factright.com/events/) - [Weekly Updates](https://www.factright.com/weekly-updates/) - [FactRight Blog](https://blog.factright.com/) - [Contact](http://www.factright.com/contact/) # Meet the FactRight Team – Kathryn Stephany May 29, 2018 by [Kate Stephany](https://blog.factright.com/author/kate-stephany) We’ll continue our Meet the Team series by chatting with Kate Stephany, securities attorney at FactRight and serious outdoors enthusiast. ![kate](https://blog.factright.com/hs-fs/hubfs/kate.png?width=295&name=kate.png)  **Kathryn Stephany** **Title:** Securities Attorney **Joined FactRight**: November 2012 **Education**: Mitchell Hamline College of Law (J.D.); University of Illinois (B.S. Finance) **Professional affiliations**: State Bar of Minnesota; Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association (ADISA) **Areas of focus**: corporate structure and governance, business succession, legal and regulatory **What is your client philosophy?** To have a client leave every interaction with us more empowered and knowledgeable. **Why do you love working at FactRight?** I love learning something new from our analysts. We have expertise in complementary areas that spark interesting conversations. At a smaller company, these conversations often lead to in-depth and sometimes unique solutions for our clients. **What are you working on currently?** Parsing the new SEC-proposed “suitability-plus” standard for brokers. **What big industry problem would you love to solve?** I’d love to solve the issue of streamlining information-sharing. The launch of our [report center](http://www.factrightreports.com) website a couple years ago made possible for qualified individuals to access our due diligence reports on demand, which resulted in much wider dissemination of our work for our clients. Based on the same principles, we’ve launched a resource for registered reps that provide alternative investments as solutions to their clients ([Advisor Vantage Point](https://advisorvantagepoint.com/)). At FactRight, we are constantly finding ways to share our due diligence and research more seamlessly with clients, and looking at ways to improve the economy and value of what we communicate through that work as well.  **What is your typical day like?** I start with a 6 a.m. workout and make it to the office by 8 a.m. The first thing I do is write out a plan for the day. Then I crumple it up and throw it on the floor with knowing chuckle, pour a second cup of caffeinated fortitude, and open my inbox. The day usually takes me where it wants from there. **What do you do outside of the office?** Get outside! My husband and I camp, hike, fish, and garden in the eyeblink that is a Minnesota summer, and then cross-country ski and hike in the winter. ![Kate 2](https://blog.factright.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Kate%202.jpg?width=674&name=Kate%202.jpg) **What types of books do you read?** Mostly fiction, such as mysteries, sci-fi and historical fiction. The funniest books (literally laughed out loud in public) I’ve ever read are by Christopher Moore. I’m always looking for new books. **What movie can you watch over and over?** Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope.  **What’s in your Netflix queue?** The Crown and BBC documentaries. I’m a big Anglophile. **What is the last music you listened to**? Thirty Seconds to Mars. **What is a quotation you are pondering?** “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” -Abraham Lincoln   Connect with Kathryn on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kstephany/). Recent FactRight blog posts written by Kathryn: [An Unfortunate Reminder of the Importance of Sponsor Succession Plans](https://blog.factright.com/an-unfortunate-reminder-of-the-importance-of-sponsor-succession-plans) [Cybersecurity for Financial Services Firms](https://blog.factright.com/cybersecurity-for-financial-services-firms)   * [![Sign Up for Blog Updates](https://hubspot-no-cache-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/default/2777169/3de44b9c-636c-4f0d-9a3b-0c199432093a.png)](https://hubspot-cta-redirect-na2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/cta/redirect/2777169/3de44b9c-636c-4f0d-9a3b-0c199432093a)* [A Green Jacket Moment: Recapping the FactRight RIA Due Diligence Conference 2026](https://blog.factright.com/a-green-jacket-moment-recapping-the-factright-ria-due-diligence-conference-2026) [FactRight Names Jacob Heidkamp and Russell Putnam Co-CEOs to Drive Next Phase of Growth; Gail Schneck Retires](https://blog.factright.com/factright-announces-leadership-transition-gail-schneck-retires) [Press Start to Replay: A Look Back at This Year’s Annual Due Diligence Conference](https://blog.factright.com/press-start-to-replay-a-look-back-at-this-years-annual-due-diligence-conference) [Shamrocks & Due Diligence: A Recap of FactRight’s 2025 RIA Due Diligence Conference](https://blog.factright.com/shamrocks-due-diligence-a-recap-of-factrights-2025-ria-due-diligence-conference) Filed Under: [About FactRight](https://blog.factright.com/topic/about-factright) ### Get Blog Notifications ### categories - [Due Diligence (85)](https://blog.factright.com/topic/due-diligence) - [Best Business Practices (39)](https://blog.factright.com/topic/best-business-practices) - [Alternative Investments (32)](https://blog.factright.com/topic/alternative-investments) - [Real Estate (29)](https://blog.factright.com/topic/real-estate) - [About FactRight (27)](https://blog.factright.com/topic/about-factright) - [REITs (27)](https://blog.factright.com/topic/reits) - [Best Practices (24)](https://blog.factright.com/topic/best-practices) ### Archives - [April 2026 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2026/04) - [March 2026 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2026/03) - [January 2026 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2026/01) - [September 2025 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2025/09) - [March 2025 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2025/03) - [October 2024 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2024/10) - [May 2024 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2024/05) - [March 2024 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2024/03) - [November 2023 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2023/11) - [September 2023 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2023/09) - [August 2023 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2023/08) - [June 2023 (2)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2023/06) - [March 2023 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2023/03) - [February 2023 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2023/02) - [January 2023 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2023/01) - [December 2022 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2022/12) - [November 2022 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2022/11) - [October 2022 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2022/10) - [September 2022 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2022/09) - [August 2022 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2022/08) - [July 2022 (2)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2022/07) - [June 2022 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2022/06) - [May 2022 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2022/05) - [April 2022 (2)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2022/04) - [March 2022 (2)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2022/03) - [February 2022 (2)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2022/02) - [December 2021 (2)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2021/12) - [November 2021 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2021/11) - [October 2021 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2021/10) - [September 2021 (1)](https://blog.factright.com/archive/2021/09) #### Contact FactRight, LLC 7500 Flying Cloud Drive, Suite 755 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Call Today: (612) 284-6150 [http://www.factright.com/](http://www.factright.com/)[info@factright.com](mailto:info@factright.com%20target=)   #### FactRight Report Center Independent risk assessment and third party due diligence reports. **[Log In >](http://www.factrightreports.com/Account/Login)** #### Looking for Something? - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/FactRightLLC/) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/factright) - [Linkedin](http://www.linkedin.com/company/395017?trk=tyah) - [Phone](tel:866-357-7779) Copyright © 2019 · [FactRight, LLC](http://factright.suiportal.com/) · [DISCLAIMER](http://www.factright.com/disclaimer/)