Chris Behrens has built a national reputation for repositioning, building, and scaling businesses profitably that are mid-market focused, privately held, and backed by private equity. He is credited with leading significant growth initiatives, both organically and through M&A transactions and integrations, across multi-site environments, and national and international business development.
In December 2024, Chris became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Circle Urban Ministries, a Community Development non-for-profit organization working toward the day people in underserved communities have a safe and healthy place to live, learn, and play. Prior to becoming Chairman, Chris had been the Treasurer at Circle Urban for the last 12 years. Earlier this year, Chris also joined Gigi’s Playhouse as a member of the Executive Board and in September, became GiGi’s Playhouse Chief Executive Officer & Executive Board Member where he will leverage his skills to continue to expand GiGi’s Playhouse to meet the needs of those with Down syndrome and their families.
In May 2024, Chris joined ALTI Financial as Non – Executive, Corporate Board Director. And in October, Chris became Executive Chairman & Corporate Board Director. ALTI is an asset manager based in New York providing leading and innovative solutions to institutional private equity for individual investors. In this role, he will be providing strategic guidance, governance oversight, shaping and institutionalizing the firm’s future direction, and driving sustainable growth.
Prior to that, Chris served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Mather Group, a top 50, Barron’s ranked wealth management firm based in Chicago. In addition to financial services, he has CEO and Board Member experience in digital marketing, technology, and value add business and manufacturing services industries. Chris’ executive and board experience includes Gigi’s Playhouse, ALTI Financial, The Mather Group, Baird Capital Partners, SourceLink, YA Engage, Superior Recreational Products, ETrac, and Circle Urban with expertise in strategic planning, organizational design & structure, financial management, sales & marketing, operations, and ERP cloud-based technology solutions.
