Chris joined Summit Partners in 2001 and co-leads the Growth Products & Services team. He has served as a board director for many companies and is currently a director of a.k.a. Brands (NYSE: AKA), Brooklinen, Celcoin, Dr. Squatch, Ruggable, ShipMonk and Vestmark Financial.
Chris' prior directorships include Champion Windows (acquired by Great Day Improvements), EngageSmart (NYSE: ESMT, acquired by Vista Equity Partners), Focus Financial Partners (NYSE: FOCS, acquired by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and Stone Point Capital), Investor Management Services (acquired by RealPage, NASDAQ: RP), optionsXpress (NASDAQ: OXPS, acquired by Charles Schwab, NYSE: SCHW), Progressive Finance (acquired by Aaron's, NYSE: AAN), PSC Info Group (acquired by Roark Capital), Salient Partners (acquired by Westwood Holdings, NYSE: WHG), Senior Home Care (acquired by Oaktree Capital) and Sun Trading (acquired by Hudson Trading).
Prior to Summit, Chris worked for Morgan Stanley, J.H. Whitney & Co. and Sun Microsystems. He holds a BA in history, summa cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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