Chris Vena

Chris Vena is an experienced legal professional currently serving as Associate General Counsel at The Olayan Group since March 2022. Prior to this role, Chris worked as Assistant General Counsel at Olayan America from August 2015 to March 2022 and gained valuable experience as an Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP between November 2011 and August 2015. Chris also had a brief stint as a Secondee at Credit Suisse in 2013 and started the legal career as a Legal Assistant at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. from May 2006 to August 2008. Chris holds a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, obtained in 2011, and a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from Harvard University, earned in 2005.