Chris Beaven

Chris Beaven is a Finance Build Fellow at Open Avenues, where he works with students leading projects focused on public equity investing.

Chris is a Business Analyst at WCM Investment Management, where he focuses on equity research for the firm’s global, fundamental growth strategies.

Chris has over 11 years of experience in the public equity markets, having initially started on the sell-side at Goldman Sachs. During Chris’ 9 years on the buy-side, he has had experience  in both equity and credit markets, long-only and long-short mandates, as well as focusing on  both regional and global/international investments.

He holds a LLB (Hons) in Law with French Law from University College London, and is a CFA charterholder, CFA Institute.

Outside of work, Chris enjoys spending time with his young family, as well as taking hikes with their labradoodle, ideally while listening to a podcast.