Chris is the President and Chief Investment Officer for Pennington Partners. He is responsible for driving asset and client growth as well as the investment platform and process at Pennington. Prior to Pennington he was the Chief Investment Officer for First Republic Private Wealth Management. In his role, he is responsible for leading First Republic Investment Management’s research and investment platform, as well as investment strategy and outlook for First Republic’s integrated investment, trust and brokerage groups. Prior to joining First Republic in 2016, he served as the Chief Investment Officer for Merrill Lynch’s Private Banking and Investment Group and, most recently, as the Head