Christopher Battifarano

Chris joined GenSpring Family Offices in 2001. His primary responsibility is leading the firm’s due diligence and manager selection process globally, which covers traditional equity and fixed income mandates and alternative strategies. He also has responsibilities involving the firm’s global asset allocation and portfolio construction process. He is the chairman of GenSpring’s Manager Selection Committee, and a voting member on the Portfolio Allocation and Construction Committee. During his tenure at GenSpring Chris has been cited in a number of media publications including Bloomberg, Hedge Fund Review Magazine and the Miami Daily Business Review. In addition, Chris has participated in a number of industry conferences in the US, Europe and Asia, as both an industry expert in manager due diligence and as a facilitator. Most recently he served as chairman of the Asset Allocation Summit in Hong Kong organized by Terrapinn. Prior events in which he has participated recently include the Family Office Leadership Summit in London 2010, the Credit Suisse Alternatives Conference 2010 in Palm Beach and the Opal Alternative Investment Conference 2010 in Chicago. Prior to joining GenSpring Chris was an equity research analyst with Stifel Nicolaus, formerly Ryan, Beck & Co. where he covered the telecommunications sector. Chris holds a BBA in Finance and an MBA with a specialization in Personal Financial Planning, both from the University of Miami. Chris has also attained the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designations. He is a member of the South Florida Society of Financial Analysts and has also passed FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 exams (currently inactive) as well the Florida Life Heath and Variable Annuities licensing requirements. Chris is fluent in Spanish and lives with his wife and two children in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.