Chris is the Chairman of the UK Infrastructure Bank and of Evelyn Partners, the wealth management company. 

He's also a Member of the Corporate Board of Cancer Research UK. 

He stepped down as Senior Independent Director of BAE Systems PLC at the end of 2023.

In his executive career, Chris was most recently CEO of British Land. Before that, he was CEO of Barclays‘ Commercial Bank. 

His earlier career was spent at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Partner and at Morgan Grenfell.

Chris has an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

He was awarded a CBE in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to business, particularly during the COVID-19 response.