Chris is a managing director of BPEA. He manages the day-to-day operations, investment process for all fund and direct investments, and strategy implementation of the firm.
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. He served on the boards of several companies in which Southeast Interactive Technology Funds invested. Chris has supported community organizations and previously served on the boards of the North Carolina Council for Entrepreneurial Development and the North Carolina Technology Association. 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. Chris serves on the limited partner advisory boards of numerous private equity and venture capital funds. He is a trustee of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation where he serves on the audit and investment committees, a board member of Delphon, Inc. and a trustee of the Meadowbrook School of Weston (Mass.), a private, nonprofit, co-educational independent day school for students in grades K-8.
