Prior to joining Celo, Chris built and led a global advocacy program at the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), which represented over 570 institutional investor organizations (known as limited partners) invested in private funds, including public and private pensions, university endowments, charitable foundations, family offices and sovereign wealth funds. In this role, Chris led an advocacy effort that resulted in significant SEC and EU policy changes that enhanced alignment of interest, transparency and governance for private funds and AIFs in the U.S. and Europe. Chris also led an effort to create the first model limited partnership agreement (LPA) for the private equity industry.
Chris holds a Juris Doctor from the University of San Diego School of Law, and a B.A. in political science and legal studies from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is a member of the Law Alumni Board of the University of San Diego and is admitted to practice law in California and the District of Columbia.
