Chrissy Benson

Chrissy is a Managing Director responsible for originating, evaluating, executing, and monitoring investments. Chrissy’s passion for the energy industry is fueled by her educational and professional experiences, as well as the strong relationships built over two decades.

Before joining Orion, Chrissy spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs. At Goldman Sachs, Chrissy solved complex client risk and financing challenges with creative customized solutions. She was a Managing Director in the Financing Group on the Structured Finance and Risk Management team in the Investment Banking Division. She was responsible for the firm's commodity structured finance efforts within Investment Banking, where she originated and executed structured commodity financing and hedging transactions across the natural resources sector (oil & gas, refining, metals & mining, and renewable fuels). Previously, Chrissy was a managing director on the Energy Sales team in the Securities Division. She began her career at Goldman Sachs in 2004 as an analyst on the Energy team.

Chrissy serves as co-chair of one of the Harvard School's Committees in New York City and previously served on the Board of Directors for the Women's Energy Network - Greater New York City Chapter, Inc.