Christopher Ballard

Christopher Ballard is a Research Analyst at Polen Capital, where they focus on small company growth. Prior to joining Polen Capital, Christopher was an Investment Analyst at Long Path Partners, where they conducted security analysis of wealth and investment management software and travel and hospitality companies.

Before Long Path Partners, Christopher worked as an International Research Associate at Veritable, LP, where they were responsible for manager selection for equities and alternative assets in Europe, Asia, and Emerging Markets.

Christopher has a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Christopher Ballard holds a Master of Business Administration from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania. Christopher is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder from the CFA Institute.

Their manager is Whitney Young Crawford, Director, Research & Analyst, Small Company Growth. They are on a team with Shane Smith - Research Analyst, Small Company Growth, Iris Chipendo - Research Associate, Small Company Growth.