Over the past 15 years, Kris has dedicated himself to consistently exceeding the expectations of the clients he serves. He understands that although he and his team cannot control the markets, they can control the level of service and risk management they provide. He has been nationally recognized with a number of industry honors: Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors 2019-2022, On Wall Street Top 25 Regional Advisors Under Forty 2018, and Raymond James 40 under 40 Next Generation Wealth Advisors 2018. He and his team, The Americas Group, too have been nationally recognized and featured on the Barron’s list of Top 100 Private Wealth Management Team’s in 2021-2022 and Forbes Top Wealth Management Teams High-Net-Worth 2022.

Kris earned his bachelor's degree in International Business Administration from Babson College in Massachusetts. After graduating in 2000, he joined Smith Barney as a financial advisor to support and develop Don d'Adesky's growing international business. With his team, Kris transitioned to Raymond James in 2015.

Born in Miami and raised in Haiti until the age of eighteen, Kris now makes his home in Parkland with his wife, Pascale, and their daughters, Lara, Alyssa, Sofia and Ava. In his free time, Kris enjoys snow-skiing, boating, traveling and playing tennis. He is also active in various Haiti-focused charities.

Each year On Wall Street ranks the highest-producing advisers in wealth management who are under 40. Several hundred candidates were considered and 25 were chosen to receive the award. Finalists had to be no older than 39 years old as of Dec. 31, 2017 and be employed at the wirehouses, regional broker-dealers, or boutique wealth management firms. Trailing 12-month production as of 9/30/17 is then used to compile the ranking. AUM may also be taken into account. The ranking may not be representative of any one client's experience, is not an endorsement, and is not indicative of advisor's future performance. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. On Wall Street is not affiliated with Raymond James.

The Raymond James 40 under 40 conference honors the top 40 advisors under age 40 from Raymond James & Associates and Alex. Brown based on a point system. Points are obtained through production, assets under management, net new assets and credentials. The ranking may not be representative of any one client's experience, is not an endorsement, and is not indicative of advisors future performance. No fee is paid in exchange for this award/rating.

Best-In-State Wealth Advisors (2022) The Forbes ranking of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria, mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. Those advisors that are considered have a minimum of seven years of experience, and the algorithm weights factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and those that encompass best practices in their practices and approach to working with clients. Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Out of approximately 34,925 nominations, more than 6,550 advisors received the award. This ranking is based upon the period from 6/30/20 to 6/30/21 and was released on 4/7/22. This ranking is not indicative of an advisor's future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Raymond James is not affiliated with Forbes or Shook Research, LLC. Please visit https://www.forbes.com/best-in-state-wealth-advisors for more info.

Barron's Top 100 Private Wealth Teams, 2022. Barron's is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company, L.P. All rights reserved. The rankings are based on data provided by 457 advisor teams and their firms and include qualitative and quantitative criteria. Time period upon which the rating is based is from 12/31/2020 to 12/31/2021, and was released on 04/15/2022. Data points that relate to quality of practice include professionals with a minimum of 7 years financial services experience, acceptable compliance records (no criminal U4 issues), client retention reports, charitable and philanthropic work, quality of practice, designations held, offering services beyond investments offered including estates and trusts, and more. Financial Advisor teams are quantitatively rated based on varying types of revenues produced and assets under management by the financial professional, with weightings associated for each. Investment performance is not an explicit component because not all advisors have audited results and because performance figures often are influenced more by clients' risk tolerance than by an advisor's investment picking abilities. The ranking may not be representative of any one client's experience, is not an endorsement, and is not indicative of an advisor team's future performance. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Barron's is not affiliated with Raymond James.

The 2022 Forbes ranking of America's Top 100 Wealth Management Teams (Top 100 High Net Worth), developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria, mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. This ranking is based upon the period from 4/1/2021 to 3/31/2022 and was released on 11/8/2022. Advisor teams that are considered must have one advisor with a minimum of seven years of experience, have been in existence as a team for at least one year, have at least 5 team members, and have been nominated by their firm. The algorithm weights factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and those that encompass best practices in their practices and approach to working with clients. Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Out of approximately 6,000 team nominations, 100 advisor teams received the award. This ranking is not indicative of an advisor's future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Raymond James is not affiliated with Forbes or Shook Research, LLC. Please see https://www.forbes.com/lists/list-directory/#470ac626b274 for more info.