Chris Lerner

Chris Lerner is a Registered Representative with Pickwick Capital Partners and Group Chairman and Co-Founder of Thrive Alternatives.Prior tojoining Thrive, Mr. Lerner served as a managing partner at MSA Capitaloverseeingthe firm’s fundraising and institutional operations. Prior to MSA,hewas a global partner and head of Asia for Eaton Partners where hebuiltone of the leading private market practices in fund placement, secondary advisory and strategy consulting.

Underhisdecade long leadership, Eaton won numerous industry awards in Asia including Private Equity International’s fund placement firm of the year for four consecutive years, and two-time secondary advisor of the year.Mr. Lerner began his career with Citigroup and its predecessor firms, Salomon Brothers and Smith Barney.

He was the firm’s first investment banking expatriate based inChina and helpedestablish and build the Asia Pacific Financial Institutions Group.Mr. Lernerreceived an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA from Tufts University.