Chris is a member of Bain & Company's private equity and retail practices, and a member of the Seattle office leadership team. He has worked in the Toronto and Oslo offices.Chris has extensive due diligence experience. Focusing on consumer and retail assets, he leads teams through deep consumer and market research, advanced analytics, and financial modeling to assess market and competitive dynamics and overall investment attractiveness. Chris also works directly with retail clients to drive value creation and strategic initiatives - including operating model transformation, growth strategy, and cost reduction.In addition to his client work, Chris is an active member of our Pride at Bain and Asian at Bain affinity groups. He also participates actively in our recruiting and global training efforts and leads various local programs in the Seattle office.Chris holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a BS and BA from the University of Pennsylvania. He has earned multiple academic honors and distinctions, including election to Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Beta Kappa.