Christopher joined JH&P in 2013 and is Head of Global Business Development. He was made a Partner in 2016. He started his career at the international law firm Ashurst, where he qualified as a solicitor, before joining Schroders Private Bank and moving into portfolio management. Chris was awarded gold for Business Individual in the 2016 Future Leader’s Awards and was named one of the 2017 PAM ‘Top 40 Under 40’. He also sits on the fundraising board of The Awareness Foundation charity. Chris feels hugely encouraged by JH&P’s pursuit of excellence in everything we do for our clients. Record-breaking mountaineer Nirmal Purja – notable for having climbed all 14 eight-thousanders (peaks above 8,000 metres or 26,000 feet) in a record time of six months and six days with the aid of bottled oxygen – is someone he looks to for inspiration. When he isn’t working, Chris is an enthusiastic rugby fan and runner. Before the arrival of his daughter, he was a keen climber. He has summited Everest, Cho Oyo, Huascaran, Pisco and Mont Blanc.