Since 2007 Chris has served as the President of O’Shaughnessy Asset Management. His responsibilities are centered around all things related to our clients and future clients. Our firm is focused on delivering alpha to our clients - either in the traditional form or as tax alpha. We offer a ...more

Since 2007 Chris has served as the President of O’Shaughnessy Asset Management. His responsibilities are centered around all things related to our clients and future clients. Our firm is focused on delivering alpha to our clients - either in the traditional form or as tax alpha. We offer a revolutionary platform for allocators called Canvas. We allow unparalleled customization for allocators. Chris and Jim O’Shaughnessy started working together in 1997 at O’Shaughnessy Capital Management. In 2001 the team joined Bear Stearns Asset Management. Chris was a Managing Director/Principal at Bear Stearns Asset Management (BSAM) where he was responsible for the Third-Party Platform/Intermediary business. We grew that business from $500 million to over $25 billion during his tenure. Going way back, from 1994 to 1997, he was a Marketing Manager specializing in retirement plans for Merrill Lynch & Co. He joined Merrill Lynch as a member of the JET program in 1994. Chris worked for his national fraternity - Sigma Phi Epsilon for 12 months upon graduation from Texas Tech. Chris holds a B.A. in Advertising from Texas Tech University. Chris is a Past President of the Texas Tech Alumni Association National Board and has served on the University’s Endowment Advisory Committee since 2018. He also serves on the board of Summits Education which is focused on running 40 schools in rural areas of Haiti. Chris lives in Greenwich, Connecticut with his wife and is very proud of their four daughters. A few fun facts about Chris: -one time bungie jumper, likely never again -raced and lost to Michael Johnson -award winning country song writer -served as the Secretary of State of Texas for a day in 1994 -still can’t spell very well -never read or watched only of the Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter stories -was a runner in the 2013 Boston marathon -because of audible and podcasts, I consume a lot more content than I used to -I’ve been a member of YPO since 2008 -threw out first pitch during last season at Shea Stadium - Mets v Astrosless