Alan R. Christensen

Alan R. Christensen is the President and Head of Investment Risk at Fayez Sarofim & Co. and a member of the Fayez Sarofim & Co.'s Executive and Investment Committees. In addition to overseeing the Firm's marketing, client service, operations and technology initiatives, Mr. Christensen is a co-manager of the mutual funds that Fayez Sarofim & Co. manages for BNY Mellon. He is also a portfolio manager for a variety of institutional and high net worth clients. Mr. Christensen joined the Firm in 2005 as an Associate. Over the years, areas of research and responsibility have included companies in the technology and industrials sectors.

Mr. Christensen received a M.B.A. with Distinction from Cornell University in 2005, where he was a Park Fellow and a B.A. in Economics and History from Washington & Lee University in 1995, where he graduated cum laude. Prior to joining Fayez Sarofim & Co., he was employed with Alvarez & Marsal as a Director and Accenture as a Senior Manager in Capital Markets. Mr. Christensen is a graduate of the Center for Houston's Future Leadership Forum, currently serves as a member of Annunciation Orthodox School Board of Trustees and is a member of YPO (Young President's Organization.)