Christopher C. Finger

Christopher C. Finger is Head of Research at RiskMetrics Group, director of the Geneva branch office, and one of the founders of the firm. Mr. Finger is responsible for coordinating research across the firm, and for overseeing RiskMetrics Group research publications. Prior to his current role, Mr. Finger managed the credit products business, where he was responsible for RiskMetrics Group's services related to credit trading, economic capital, and structured products, including the CreditGrades, CreditManager and CDO Manager product lines. Mr. Finger was editor of the CreditGrades Technical Document and is the author of numerous articles in the risk management field.

Before joining RiskMetrics Group, Mr. Finger worked in Risk Management Services at J.P. Morgan, where he co-authored the CreditMetrics Technical Document.

Mr. Finger holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Princeton University, and a B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from Duke University.