Kristen Ankerbrandt is Brightway Insurance’s new chief financial officer, the company announced Aug. 28.

“We are proud to welcome Kristen to Brightway during this time of rapid growth. As we continue to invest in our technology platform and expand our geographic footprint organically and through acquisitions, Kristen’s leadership and experience will be instrumental,” Brightway CEO Nick Clements said in a news release.

Brightway said Ankerbrandt was CFO of Compass Real Estate. Before Compass, she led technology investments for The Carlyle Group’s U.S. Buyout Fund and worked at Goldman Sachs in the investment banking division.

She has an undergraduate degree in economics from Columbia University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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