ABOUT CHRIS WOFFORD
30+ Years of Leadership Positions at Major Global Investment Banks
PRIOR FIRMS
Wells Fargo – Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain Group Head
Macquarie – T&L Group Head; member of Fairness Committee
Bank of America – T&L Group Head
Bear Stearns – Senior Managing Director and Head of T&L M&A
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) – SVP, M&A
BACKGROUND
Chris formed Wofford Advisors LLC, an independent, strategic advisory boutique focused on M&A transactions in B2B and B2C movement of goods in the global supply chain.
Chris started his career in the M&A group at DLJ-LA under Ken Moelis. His career path is unusual for having spent 10 years as an M&A banker prior to assuming the role of Global Group Head of Transport & Logistics. As a senior banker, he has run numerous industry groups at major investment banks over the past 30 years.
Chris has executed over $120bn of buyside and sellside M&A assignments, including numerous cross-border transactions. He has also worked on numerous prominent contested transactions, including raid defense, hostile takeovers and proxy contests.
EDUCATION
MBA, Finance & Strategy, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
Honors: cum laude
BA, History & East Asian Studies, Oberlin College
Honors: History Honors Program
Athletics: All-Conference & Most Valuable Offensive Lineman, Varsity Football Team; Twice All-Conference & Captain, Varsity Lacrosse Team
CHARITABLE
Founder, CH Wofford Foundation (Scholarship Program for college-bound students in financial need)
Former Board Member, Citizens Schools of New York, New York
(Extended Learning Day Program)Former Board Member, Louise Wise Services, New York (Foster Care Agency)
Former Member, President’s Advisory Council, Oberlin College
AWARDS
Recipient, Presidential Service Award (Obama Administration)
HOBBIES
Tennis
Home Renovation/Redesign
19th and 20th Century European & American Art
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
Tibetan Buddhism