Chris Lewis is a portfolio manager and equities analyst for CIBC Private Wealth with more than 20 years of industry experience.

Prior to joining Geneva Advisors, which became part of CIBC in 2017, Chris analyzed direct private equity and mezzanine investments, most recently for Guren Capital Partners and Willis Stein & Partners. He began his capital markets career with Robert W. Baird & Co., working as a financial analyst for its investment banking practice and as an investment analyst for its private equity affiliate, Baird Capital Partners.

Chris received a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst certification.