KKR & Co. (NYSE: KKR) appointed Lauren Goodwin as managing director and chief investment strategist for its Global Wealth Solutions business, the investment firm announced.

Goodwin will develop tools for financial advisors and adapt KKR's market insights for wirehouses, registered investment advisors, private banks and independent broker-dealers. She will draw on KKR's private markets investment experience and macro insights from the firm's Global Macro & Asset Allocation team.

The appointment comes as KKR continues to expand its wealth management platform. The firm's K-Series evergreen products are available on more than 180 distribution platforms, providing advisors access to KKR's private equity, credit, real estate and infrastructure strategies.

Goodwin joins from New York Life Investments, where she served as chief market strategist. In that role, she delivered market insights, guided portfolio strategy and represented the firm's investment views to clients. She previously held senior positions within New York Life's Multi-Asset Solutions team.

Earlier in her career, Goodwin worked at Wells Fargo, Frontier Strategy Group, J.P. Morgan and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. She holds a master's degree in international economics from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a bachelor's degree in international relations from the University of Southern California. She is a CFA charterholder.

KKR's Global Wealth Solutions team has worked with platforms and advisors for more than a decade to provide individual investors access to investment capabilities and insights similar to those delivered to institutional investors.