Christopher Defrancis

Christopher DeFrancis serves as the Global Chief Compliance Officer at Artisan Partners since September 2023. Prior experience includes roles as Global Head of Compliance at Barings from June 2016 to August 2023 and Co-General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Babson Capital Management from 2001 to 2016. Earlier career positions encompass Associate at Hill & Barlow in Boston and Law Clerk to the Honorable Sandra L. Lynch at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Christopher DeFrancis earned a J.D. Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and an A.B. Cum Laude in History from Dartmouth College.