Chris has more than 25 years of experience in business leadership and planning, financial and operations management. As CEO of OwnersEdge, a 100% employee-owned ESOP holding company with five operating companies, she is responsible for managing the fiduciary complexities of the ESOP, along with providing guidance on the profitability and growth trajectory for each of the operating companies and evaluating and directing risk management.
Chris has served on several boards, two Wisconsin-based, 100% ESOP-owned companies and is currently president of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth.
Chris earned her MBA and bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee School of Business Administration. She’s attended executive post-graduate education programs at Wharton and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.