Chris Cord

Managing Director – Head of Business Intelligence

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Chris Cord

Managing Director – Head of Business Intelligence

Chris brings more than 18 years of experience in designing, building and implementing business analytics and financial modeling tools for investment organizations. As Managing Director – Head of Business Intelligence, Chris is responsible for leveraging data-driven insights to develop distribution intelligence strategies that deliver accelerated growth across the firm’s businesses.

Prior to joining Forum, Chris was Vice President – Distribution Analytics at Ares Management (formerly Black Creek Group) where he developed and implemented that firm’s first-ever sales analytics reporting and business intelligence program. Before that he was Vice President – Distribution Analytics & Competitive Intelligence at Jackson National and held senior analytics roles at Janus Capital Group, LLC and INVESCO Funds, Inc.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado – Denver, and an Executive M.B.A. from University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business. Chris also holds FINRA Series 6, 7 and 63 licenses. Outside of work Chris enjoys quality time with his wife Amy, all things Star Wars, and striving to finally bowl a perfect game when it counts.