Chris is the Executive Chairman of the Impact Investment Group of Companies focusing on delivering solutions for Impact Investors. The Group is focussed on impact investing that has commercial merit and is structured in a way that is investable from an institutional fund perspective. One of the main focusses of the Group is capital disaggregation between DFI funders and SMEs in order to bridge the gap between the minimum funding capital availability and the project capital demand. Previously, in a career in excess of 20 years, Chris was a Senior Financial Economist at Absa Capital and then the Chief Strategist at Investment Solutions. He had a brief stint at Standard Bank Wealth and Investment as their Global Market Strategist, after which he set up Impact Investment Africa. His main research focus was on the effects of economic and political factors on both South African and global financial markets. The implications of economic and political factors on investment performance and consequences for asset allocation and portfolio management was another key focus area. Chris has been a prominent commentator on market and economic issues and is a sought-after speaker at conferences where he has presented numerous papers both in South Africa and Internationally. In 2014, Chris co-authored a book entitled ‘Half Way There’ with Glenn Silverman, which outlined the findings of research trips made to the five BRICS countries, their relationships with the rest of the world, and the investment prospects from a long-term perspective. Chris is a former volunteer with St John Ambulance Brigade where he was the South African Commander.