Chris is a private investor. Until end of 2016 he was a partner of CVC Capital Partners, the global private equity firm. Prior to joining CVC in 2000, Chris worked for almost 20 years in various positions in investment and commercial banking in Frankfurt and New York. An Austrian national, he has been living in Switzerland for over 20 years. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Vienna. He currently serves on the boards of Cellink AB, Gothenberg, Waterdrop Microdrinks GmbH, Vienna and 1Drop Diagnostics SA, Neuchatel.