Prior to joining Five Points Capital in 1997, Chris spent most of his career focusing on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and general corporate strategy. He began his career with Kidder, Peabody & Company in their New York office. Subsequently, he worked with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance in their Atlanta office. Finally, Chris spent a short period of time as the Chief Financial Officer of Mega Force, Inc., a North Carolina based staffing company, whereby he participated in growing it from $65 million of revenue to over $200 million of revenue. Over the years, Chris has been active in various non-profit groups including the Summit School, Episcopal High School, SciWorks and Samaritan Ministries.

Chris received an MBA with distinction from the Wharton School of Business, graduating as a Palmer Scholar, and received a  BS  in Mathematics from Davidson College.

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JML Optical
Thompson Industrial Services