Prior to joining the firm, Chris was the chief financial officer of a $67 million manufacturing company that raised significant institutional equity and debt financing.  His responsibilities included managing the accounting, human resources and purchasing departments as well as reporting to the Board of Directors on the performance of the company.  In addition, he assisted in negotiating agreements with vendors and establishing a national and international network of distributors.  In the fall of 2005, he successfully negotiated a bridge loan and the sale of substantially all of the assets of the company to a private equity group.

From 1995 to 1998, Chris was employed as a senior consultant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers where he implemented financial solutions involving business process reengineering, change management and systems integration for several Fortune 500 clients including Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Compaq Computer Corporation and Public Service Electric & Gas.

Chris has also worked internationally at Philip Morris Germany where he participated in the successful development of several capital projects totaling more than $500 million.

Chris has a BS in Mathematics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA in International Business from the University of South Carolina .  In 2001, he earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Institute. 

He holds Series 7 and Series 63 securities licenses.