Chris Breckon

Chris Breckon, CFA, CAIA, serves as the Executive Director and USA Team Lead for Asset Owner Client Coverage at MSCI Inc. since May 2014, overseeing relationship management for asset owners in the western United States. Breckon also held the positions of Office Head in both Seattle and San Francisco and led efforts in ESG and analytics client coverage. Prior experience includes working at Goldman Sachs as an Associate, where responsibilities involved distributing investment solutions to numerous clients, and serving as a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Edward Jones. Chris co-founded Paradigm Optics and served as Treasurer from January 2001 to March 2005. Educational qualifications include a Master’s Degree in Financial Mathematics from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Mathematics from Washington State University.