Karen L. Ireland, CFP®

About Karen

Karen L. Ireland, CFP®, is a senior strategist of business development at MFS Investment
Management® (MFS®). In this role, she helps financial advisors and other intermediaries grow
their practices by sharing thought leadership and practice management content.
Karen joined MFS in 2015. Before that, she worked at Pioneer Investments for eight years, most
recently as the practice management director, and also as a senior product manager and national
retirement strategies consultant. She previously served as a senior analyst at Cerulli Associates for
three years and as a senior internal wholesaler at Sun Life Distributors, Inc. for four years. She
began her career in the financial services industry in 1999, when she joined Manulife Financial as
a key accounts annuity service specialist.
Karen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College. She holds the Certified
Financial PlannerTM designation and holds Series 7 and 66 licenses from the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (FINRA).