Business Details
31 Years
experience
Your Trusted Wealth Management Partner
For nearly three decades, Prairie Capital has been dedicated to providing personalized financial advice to individuals, families, and institutions with complex financial needs. Established in 1995, our firm was built to address the unique challenges faced by clients with substantial resources, offering tailored wealth management solutions. Our team of seasoned professionals brings over 150 years of combined investment experience and an average employee tenure of 11 years, ensuring consistent, expert guidance. We specialize in crafting objective, tax-efficient investment strategies while maintaining fiduciary responsibility through direct capital alignment with our clients.Our commitment to operational excellence, proactive management, and multi-generational planning has earned us the trust of 230+ client relationships across 30 states. By combining institutional-scale resource access with niche opportunity exploration, we deliver customized financial plans that evolve with changing market dynamics and client life transitions.
Services
Wealth Management
Private Investments
Institutional Consulting
Financial Planning
Portfolio Risk Management
Consolidated Reporting
Philanthropic Planning
Family Wealth Education
Investment Selection
Estate Planning Coordination
Details
- Year established: 1995
Highlights and features
- We offer 29 years of specialized expertise in managing complex financial needs
- Our team has 150+ years of combined investment experience with 11-year average tenure
- We maintain fiduciary responsibility through direct capital alignment with clients
- Our open-architecture platform provides access to premier global investment managers
- We deliver multi-generational wealth education and customized risk-adjusted strategies
Services
Wealth Management
Our comprehensive wealth management service creates customized strategies across traditional and alternative assets. We develop long-term allocations focused on tax efficiency while implementing tactical adjustments for market opportunities. Clients receive consolidated reporting on all assets, enabling clear visibility of their complete financial picture through both public and private investments held across platforms.
Private Investments
Leveraging 29 years of industry relationships, we source exclusive private investment opportunities unavailable through standard channels. Our team performs rigorous due diligence to structure tailored portfolios combining direct investments with specialized managers. This access benefits clients seeking differentiated returns through private equity, real estate, and venture capital opportunities typically reserved for institutional investors.
Institutional Consulting
We provide institutional clients with strategic investment consulting tailored to organizational missions. Our services include governance framework development, manager selection, and liquidity planning for non-profits, foundations, and endowments. By handling investment complexities, we enable institutional leadership to maintain focus on their core charitable or educational objectives.
People
Michael M. Gentry
Managing Director
19 years of investment experience including seven years at Credit Suisse and two years with Ernst & Young's corporate restructurings practice. CPA license holder in Kansas with advanced degrees from University of Kansas and Chicago Booth.
Brian N. Kaufman
Managing Director
Co-founder with 30+ years' experience combining legal expertise and investment management. Former partner at international law firm specializing in tax and securities law while maintaining CPA credentials.
Curtis A. Krizek
Managing Director
30-year investment professional and co-founder with extensive board experience across charitable organizations including The Nature Conservancy and The REACH Healthcare Foundation.
R. Riley Pratt
Managing Director
16-year investment professional with experience at Morgan Stanley and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Holds CPA license in Illinois and CFA charter with degrees from Michigan State University and Oakland University.
Angie L. Tower
Chief Operating Officer
20-year financial services veteran with six years as COO/CFO of a single-family office. Former PwC tax specialist with CPA and CTFA credentials managing firm-wide operations and strategic initiatives.
Questions
What types of clients does Prairie Capital serve?
We specialize in serving ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, non-profit organizations, foundations, endowments, corporations, and pension funds across 30 states.
How does Prairie Capital approach investment management?
We combine strategic long-term asset allocation with tactical adjustments, using an open-architecture platform to select best-in-class managers while maintaining tax-efficient, risk-adjusted portfolios.
What distinguishes Prairie Capital's wealth planning?
Our multi-generational approach includes family wealth education, consolidated reporting, and customized financial plans addressing liquidity events, retirement, and estate planning.
How does Prairie Capital ensure client alignment?
Our team members invest their personal capital alongside clients, maintaining fiduciary responsibility through transparent fee structures and shared investment objectives.
What geographic areas do you cover?
With offices in Kansas City, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Denver, we serve clients across 30 U.S. states with specialized regional expertise.
How does Prairie Capital handle client reporting?
We provide customized performance reporting for both traditional investments and alternative strategies, including detailed analysis of public and private holdings across multiple platforms.
