Risa Kiser

Business Manager

Vaquero Private Wealth

Dallas, Texas

"The operational discipline behind every exceptional client experience."

Biography

Running a wealth management firm that serves ultra-high-net-worth families is, at its core, an operational challenge. The strategies may be sophisticated. The investments may be complex. But none of it works without someone who ensures that the business itself runs with discipline, precision, and purpose. At Vaquero Private Wealth, that person is Risa Kiser.

"None of it works without someone who ensures that the business itself runs with discipline, precision, and purpose."

As Business Manager, Risa is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the firm — planning and directing all administrative, financial, and operational activities. She works closely with Vaquero's Directors to ensure that every dimension of the practice operates at the standard that ultra-high-net-worth families expect. She is also a key point of client contact — one of the first people many clients interact with, and one of the reasons they consistently describe their experience with Vaquero as exceptional.

Background

An Uncommon Path to Wealth Management

Risa's professional background is unusually broad — and that breadth is precisely what makes her effective.

Public Service

Staff, Office of Texas Governor George W. Bush
Staff, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Staff, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Susan Combs

Instilled a standard of professionalism, discretion, and service that defines her approach today.

Corporate Leadership

Multiple Category Management roles — 7-Eleven, Inc.
Directed multimillion-dollar Consumer Packaged Goods business units

Developed analytical rigor, vendor coordination, budget discipline, and multi-stakeholder management at scale.

Wealth Management

Business Manager — Vaquero Private Wealth

Applies institutional operational discipline to a boutique firm serving ultra-high-net-worth families.

"When you operate in environments where the stakes are high and the expectations are absolute, you develop a discipline that never leaves you."

Academic Background

Education

M.B.A. in Marketing

Texas Tech University

B.A. in International Relations and Economics

Texas Christian University

Risa's academic foundation combines strategic thinking, global perspective, and economic fluency — a combination that informs her approach to firm management and client service.

Role

Operational Leadership

Day-to-Day Firm Operations

Planning and directing all administrative and operational activities that keep the firm running at an institutional standard.

Financial Planning & Budgeting

Overseeing operational budgeting and financial planning to ensure the firm operates with discipline and efficiency.

Process Design & Optimization

Designing and refining administrative processes that support precision, consistency, and scalability across the firm.

Client Contact & Coordination

Serving as a key point of client contact — ensuring every interaction reflects the standard of care Vaquero is built upon.

Director & Leadership Coordination

Working closely with Vaquero's Directors and senior leadership to align operations with the firm's strategic priorities.

Vendor & Partner Management

Managing vendor relationships and operational partnerships that support the firm's infrastructure and service delivery.

Team Support & Organizational Management

Providing organizational leadership and team support that allows every member of the firm to operate at full capacity.

The Standard

The Business Behind the Business

Clients rarely think about the operational infrastructure behind their wealth management firm. But they feel it — in every interaction, every report, every phone call that gets returned on time, and every request that gets handled without being asked twice.

"Great wealth management isn't just about great advisors. It's about the operational foundation that allows great advisors to do their best work."

Risa is the reason Vaquero operates with that level of consistency. She brings the management discipline of a Fortune 500 company and the service ethic of the highest levels of public office to a firm built to serve families who accept nothing less than exceptional.

Great wealth management isn't just about great advisors. It's about the operational foundation that allows great advisors to do their best work. Risa builds and maintains that foundation every day.

Personal

Risa resides in Dallas with her children, Dylan and Maggie. She is deeply involved in their schools and in the wider Dallas community — commitments that reflect the same energy and dedication she brings to her professional life.

She also teaches Lagree Fitness Pilates — a pursuit that demands intensity, precision, and quiet determination. If that sounds like how she runs Vaquero's operations, it's not a coincidence.

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