Chris Russ currently serves as a Principal and Vice President at BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank focused on the needs of business owners and long-term investors, since February 2021. Prior experience includes a role as a Private Equity Associate at EQT Partners/EQT AB from August 2017 to January 2021 and serving as an Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Suisse from July 2015 to June 2017. Chris Russ holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Minor in Computer Science, both obtained from Stanford University between 2010 and 2015.