Chris received his degree in Economics and Statistics from Southampton University in 1992 before going on to become a Chartered Accountant with Touche Ross in 1995. He then spent a number of years in financial services in London before being invited to help set up and run a business in Cambridge in 2007, from which he retired in 2015.
Since retiring Chris has followed charitable, philanthropic and sporting endeavours, his charitable interests being mainly in the fields of child abuse & trauma, whilst on the sporting front he has completed a number of Ironman challenges and several ultra-endurance bike events. He has three daughters.