Christian R. Strain joined Summit Partners in 2005. He is a French and U.S. national, and is bilingual in French and English. Prior to Summit, he worked for Apax Partners in Paris where he was a member of the technology team.
Based in Summit’s London office, Christian is active in the firm’s investment activities in North America, Europe and Asia. His board directorships and investments include Bigpoint, Ogone (acquired by Ingenico) and vente-privee.com.
Christian holds a BA in history from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
He is active with City Year London.