Chris specializes in risk analysis and due diligence for private equity-sponsored transactions. Chris plays a key role in evaluating insurance programs and effectuating the proper risk management strategies for our private equity group clients and their portfolio companies.

Before joining Alera Group, Chris spent four years at Hauser, where he served as Vice President, M&A-Corporate Risk and led over 250 diligence projects. Prior to Hauser, he spent 14 years with Assured Partners and Hays Companies, where he serviced mid-market commercial insurance programs and managed the property & casualty portions of a Professional Employer Organization (PEO) and other specialty insurance programs. 

Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and a Master of Business Administration from Missouri Baptist University. Outside of work, Chris enjoys spending time with his wife and two small children.  He loves being outside and enjoys hunting, fishing, and hiking.