Bio

Christopher D. Brady co-founded Chart National in 2018 and has earned his B.A. from Middlebury College (1977) and his M.B.A. from Columbia University Graduate School of Business (1981). Chris spent fourteen years in the corporate finance and capital markets departments of Lehman Brothers and Dillon Read. Thereafter, he was a founding member of The Chart Group, formed in 1995. With over 30 years’ experience in private equity, corporate finance and capital markets, Chris focuses on identifying and building defense and intelligence portfolio companies. Chris currently serves as a director of Miami International Holdings, North American Rescue and several other Chart investments and affiliates, including Chart Capital Partners II, LP, where he retains an advisory role pending dissolution of the fund. Chris has been actively involved channeling the resources of the business community to assist with defense, security and intelligence initiatives. Projects include a leadership role with Warfighter Sports/DSUSA, a foundation dedicated to working with injured soldiers; and serving as a member of the Transition Team for the US Army Secretary Dr. Francis Harvey. He has served in senior management positions in numerous New Jersey political campaigns, including Millicent Fenwick (1978), Christine Whitman (1991) and George H.W. Bush (1992).