Managing Director and Founder

Christine has spent most of her career working with active, discretionary investors to identify and develop skills. Her deep knowledge of the active management industry, combined with her expertise in human behavior and performance science, makes her a valuable thought partner, coach, and consultant. She’s often tapped to help organizations navigate succession and frequently coaches new leaders. For Chief Investment Officers, her coaching enhances their ability to get the best contribution from each team member. She especially enjoys working with teams to combine their collective talents and together produce more alpha. Her bespoke development programs for portfolio managers create alignment between their signature strengths and their investment processes.

Prior to founding Crescente Advisors, Christine was an executive at Wellington Management and Putnam Investments. Originally trained as a researcher and consultant she brings a strong evidence-based approach to her work. Her approach to investor development is rooted in cultivating self-awareness in her clients and coaching them to integrate it into their investment processes. Christine has been described as “seeing through the chaos and getting to the insights and questions that create awarenesss and capability."

Christine is an avid learner. Certified as both an executive coach through Columbia University and an International Systemic Team Coach with the London-based Academy of Executive Coaching, she holds degrees from Harvard University and Smith College . She's a long-time Fellow at the Harvard Institute of Coaching and served for many years as a member of the Strategy Group. She is also the Board Vice Chair for Horizons for Homeless Children.