Katrina M. Pipasts
Katrina M. Pipasts

Katrina M. Pipasts, CSPG National Director of Planned Giving Services

Joined Northern Trust

1998

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Western Ontario
  • Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy from Western Michigan University
  • Currently pursuing Master of Arts in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Development at the University of Northern Iowa

Credentials

  • Certified Specialist in Planned Giving (CSPG)

Expertise

Katrina M. Pipasts is the National Director of Planned Giving Services and is responsible for the gift administration and investment strategy implementation for charitable gift annuity funds and charitable remainder trusts for institutional clients. She works with a variety of nonprofits to develop and implement best practices for successful planned giving programs.

Experience

Katrina joined Northern Trust in 1998 and spent six years as a senior equity index portfolio manager overseeing a team of portfolio managers managing pension, foundation and endowment assets in customized equity index portfolios. She started her professional career in 1988 at ANB Investment Management & Trust Company.

Community Involvement

Katrina is a Member and Past Treasurer of the Chicago Council on Planned Giving and a Member of the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners and the American Council on Gift Annuities. Katrina is the Treasurer of the Latvian Foundation, President of the Chicago Friends of Apollo's Fire and the Past President of the Board of Directors of Brickton Montessori School.