Christopher Mehan

Partner, Chief Risk Officer

United States

Christopher oversees all aspects of risk management at DWM including governance and policies, new deal review, and ongoing portfolio monitoring. He is a member of the DWM Credit Committee.

Before joining DWM in 2015, Christopher held global market risk coverage roles for emerging markets, credit, and counterparty risk at Barclays and Merrill Lynch. His responsibilities included creating emerging markets and counterparty risk frameworks, defining controls, risk appetite, portfolio management, new transaction reviews, and other aspects of the businesses. Before his career in risk management, Christopher was a trader focusing on interest rate, foreign exchange, and commodity derivatives and options.

Christopher received a BS in economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and completed an executive program in market and credit risk at Stanford University.

Christopher holds a Series 7 license from the US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.