Senior Director for Investments
Chris joins Heron Foundation as Senior Director of Investments, where he oversees Heron’s High Conviction Portfolio and collaborates with staff to drive mission-aligned impact. Prior to Heron, Chris led the strategy and execution of a $2 billion impact investing portfolio at New York Life (NYL) and managed the endowment for the NYL Foundation. Before that, he oversaw more than $1 billion in high-yield fixed income investments as a senior director at Nuveen Investments. Earlier in his career, Chris was a credit research analyst at Standard & Poor’s, publishing opinions on technology, media, and entertainment companies. He began his career as an investment bank analyst at J.P. Morgan. Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Chris earned his Bachelor’s degree from Long Island University and his MBA from Duke University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).