Mickelson will oversee product management teams covering mutual funds, ETFs, closed-end funds, 529s, annuities, IRAs and other individual and institutional retirement solutions. She replaces Megan Gorman, RBC confirmed to Family Wealth Report.

At BlackRock, she served as a director in the US wealth advisory group, working with wholesalers, national account managers and wirehouse executives. She was also a national speaker on topics such as retirement planning, Social Security strategies, and women and wealth. 

Earlier, she worked at Ameriprise Financial as a vice president of financial planning and product management.