Christian M. Lown

Christian M. Lown is executive vice president and chief financial officer. In this position he is responsible for the company's financial controls, accounting, investor relations, financial planning and reporting, tax, capital oversight and compliance with the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). He is a member of the senior operating committee and reports directly to CEO David Brickman.

Lown has more than 25 years of banking and finance experience. He was previously EVP and CFO at Navient Corporation. Prior to joining Navient in 2017, he was managing director, Financial Institutions Group at Morgan Stanley, where he co-led the Global FinTech and North America Banks and Diversified Finance investment banking practices. Lown joined Morgan Stanley in 2006 from UBS Investment Bank, where he served as director, Financial Institutions Group and director, Asian Equity/Derivative Sales.

Before joining UBS in 2004, Lown held various positions at Credit Suisse First Boston, Peregrine Investment Bank, and Credit Lyonnaise Global Emerging Markets.

Lown holds an MBA from The University of Virginia's Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Lynchburg College.