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Chris Stifel, CIPM
Director, Consulting
Chris Stifel has over 20 years of experience in the investment management industry ─ with a particular focus on middle and back office operations.He has worked on numerous data management projects to support process changes in pricing, corporate actions, security setup, market data administration, and quality control. In addition, Chris has helped to implement many improvement initiatives, including developing target operating model data strategies, system searches to replace legacy platforms, strengthen integration, client onboarding, reduce market data spend, minimize risk, and maintain a high level of process effectiveness and efficiency. He has worked with organizations to raise awareness of data governance and build the framework to implement a sustainable firmwide program.
Prior to joining Cutter Associates, Chris served as an Operations Manager at Income Research & Management (IRM), overseeing performance and composite management, data management, and account onboarding. He holds a bachelor of science in finance from Bentley College, has the CIPM designation, and became a Certified Seismic Administrator in 2020.