Chris Baldwin

Chris Baldwin is a managing partner at CVC Advisors (U.S.). In this role, he is part of the leadership team for the firm’s North American private equity business. Prior to his role at CVC, he served as chairman and CEO of BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. and is now chairman at the company. During his time as CEO at BJ’s, Baldwin was chairman of The National Retail Federation, the largest advocacy group for the retail industry in the world.

Previously, Baldwin held the CEO role at Hess Retail, Inc., a large U.S.-based convenience store and fuel retailer. At the end of his tenure at Hess, he led the sale of Hess Retail to Speedway. Earlier in his career, he served in a variety of executive assignments at consumer goods companies, including Procter & Gamble, Mondelēz and Hershey.

Baldwin is a founding board member of Harlem Lacrosse and is past chairman of The Foundation at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, N.J.