Christopher Harris, CFA, CAIA

Chris joined PFM Asset Management in 2008 and works in the Harrisburg office. He is the head of the Portfolio Strategies Group and the head of the Structured Products Group.

As the head of the Portfolio Strategies Group, Chris focuses on the investment strategy development process for many large and strategically important client relationships. He is also a member of the Fixed Income Investment Committee and Credit Risk Management Committee.

As the head of the Structured Products Group, Chris oversees projects related to the procurement, valuation, and termination of structured investments and the structuring and procurement of asset-liability matching portfolios such as refunding and cash defeasance escrows. Chris also has experience negotiating and monetizing bankruptcy claims settlements and restructuring and terminating leveraged lease portfolios.

Chris also conducts training sessions on escrow optimization, bond proceeds reinvestment, structured investments, and fixed-income investment strategy for clients and colleagues. He is also a member of the firm’s Reserve Fund Committee and assists with the firm’s management of reserve fund proceeds.