Chris is a managing partner of BPEA.
Prior to joining BPEA in 2006, Chris was CEO of BuildLinks, Inc., a SaaS collaboration and communication company for the residential building industry. From 1998 to 2003, Chris was a partner at Southeast Interactive Technology Funds, an early-stage, IT-focused venture fund based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Early in his career, Chris specialized in marketing and business development, working with Fortune 500 clients and major advertising firms including BBDO and Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB) in New York.
Chris received a BA from Duke University and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. He serves on the limited partner advisory boards of multiple private equity funds.
Chris was elected to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s board of trustees in March 2014 and chairs the investment and nominating committees. In March 2024, he became Chair of the Board of Trustees. He is a past president and emeritus trustee of the Meadowbrook School of Weston (Mass.), a private, nonprofit, co-educational independent day school for students in grades K-8.
