Christopher Burch, founder and CEO of Burch Creative Capital, has been an entrepreneur and active investor across a wide range of industries for nearly forty years. He has contributed to the rise of multiple brands, including Faena Hotel + Universe, Jawbone, Tory Burch, Poppin and Voss Water.Burch has relied on his ability to find the nexus between innovation and implementation and continued to realize unusual success with intuitive understanding of consumer behavior and his experience utilizing superior sourcing infrastructure and direct-to-consumer channels. In 2012, Burch acquired and renovated Nihiwatu, a luxury resort on the Indonesian island of Sumba, ranked in 2016 as the #1 Hotel in the World by Travel + Leisure magazine. His interest in hospitality began when he partnered with architect Philippe Stark and hotelier Alan Faena in Argentina to redevelop an underutilized parcel of land into the Faena Hotel + Universe. In July 2014, Burch announced a partnership with Ellen DeGeneres to launch her lifestyle brand, ED by Ellen Degeneres. Later that year, he launched Cocoon9, luxury prefab homes with space-saving floor plans, contemporary design, energy efficient features, and sophisticated finishes. These endeavors join Burch’s brand portfolio which also includes the hospitality sourcing business Bur+Mah, office supply business Poppin and womens apparel and accessories brand TRADEMARK. He is currently supporting the development of other lifestyle and consumer products brands including BaubleBar, Blink Health, Brad's Raw Foods, Chubbies, Little Duck Organics, and Soludos. Burch was on the board of the Rothman Institute Orthopedic Foundation and is a past president of The Pierre Hotel Co-op Board. He has contributed funding toward research and philanthropic initiatives at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York, NYU Langone, The Sumba Foundation, The China Association of Social Work, The Child Welfare League of China and The Henry Street Settlement.