Kaycee Krysty's resume in financial planning spans more than 30 years. At the start of 2011, Kaycee transitioned from chief executive officer of Laird Norton Tyee to her current position as president emerita. In this role Kaycee is charged with researching and innovating strategies for individuals and families facing life transitions.

She was recognized six times by Worth magazine on its list of the "Best Financial Advisors in the United States." Locally, she was honored in 2006 as one of the Puget Sound Business Journal's Women of Influence and named a Five Star Wealth Manager™ multiple times.

Kaycee came to the firm following the merger of Laird Norton Trust Company with Tyee Asset Strategies, a wealth management company that she co-founded in 1995 after leaving the regional accounting firm Moss Adams. At Moss Adams, she was a partner and oversaw personal financial planning firm-wide.

An accomplished writer and speaker, Kaycee is co-author of the book “Stop Fighting About Money and Start Making It Work for You,” a financial workbook for couples. She is currently co-authoring a book about lifetime success called "Wealth Regeneration at Retirement" that will be published by Wiley/Bloomberg in the fall of 2012. Kaycee also frequently writes for Laird Norton Tyee’s ReGenU blog, which explores a range of life transitions.

Kaycee is a CPA and Certified Financial Planner™. She has a degree in humanities from Colorado College. She is active in the community as a board member for YWCA, the Washington Women’s Foundation, the Seattle/King County Humane Society, and will be joining the Rainier Club Board of Trustees in July. She was also a founding board member of Washington Women in Tax, is the former chair of the AICPA Personal Financial Planning Division and a founding member of the WSCPA Personal Financial Planning Committee.