Chris Mata

Chris Mata is a strategic finance professional with extensive experience in financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development. They have held positions such as Credit Portfolio Manager at Northern Trust and Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at CDW, where they currently work. Chris has also served as Director of Strategy & Analysis at Brown-Forman and Director of Strategy & Corporate Development at Suntory Global Spirits, focusing on growth strategies and financial management across multiple regions. They earned an MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in Finance and Economics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.