Chris is a Principal at Sands Capital focusing on early-stage investments across the AI/ML, cybersecurity, and application infrastructure sectors. Prior to Sands Capital, Chris worked with early-stage venture capital firms YL Ventures and ForgePoint Capital while completing his MBA. Previously, Chris was a management consultant and product manager at Promontory Financial Group, a strategy and risk management consulting firm for the financial industry. Chris received a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, where he graduated cum laude, and an MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.