Chris has over 30 years of industry experience working within the financial securities industry, focusing primarily on the independent advisor channel. Prior to joining Peak, he co-lead operations for Atria Wealth Solutions and its 6 broker-dealers and over 5,000 affiliated reps. He was responsible for overseeing the Operations, Commissions and Transitions departments for their network of six broker/dealers. In this role he was the business owner of the enterprise-wide implementation and integration of the commissions and new accounts opening systems. He was also a member of many enterprise-wide committees such as rep review, products and advisory product review. He partnered closely with advisors through several implementations for feedback and testing to ensure smooth transitions. Prior to joining Atria, Chris was the Chief Operations Officer for NEXT Financial Group, Inc.