Christopher Hayward

Christopher Hayward is a Partner and the President and Chief Financial Officer of GoldenTree Asset Management. In addition, Mr. Hayward is a member of GoldenTree’s Executive Committee and chairs the firm's Business Management Operating Committee. Mr. Hayward manages GoldenTree’s Business Management infrastructure, which provides operational and infrastructure support to GoldenTree’s investment products and client franchise. Prior to joining GoldenTree, Mr. Hayward was Managing Partner and Co-Head of J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives. Within this Alternatives Group, Mr. Hayward was also a Managing Partner of Highbridge Capital Management and Chairman of the Highbridge Management Committee. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, he was Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer for Global Equities Markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Prior to this role, Mr. Hayward was Global Finance Director and Global Treasurer for Merrill Lynch. Before joining Merrill Lynch, he held senior positions in Risk Advisory Services and Global Risk Management for Bankers Trust. He began his career as a digital telecommunications engineer at AT&T Network Systems/Bell Labs. Mr. Hayward is a former Board member and member of the Executive Committee of the Managed Funds Association (MFA), a global trade association representing the alternative investment industry. He is Board of Directors Chair of the New York non-profit organization, PENCIL, which supports public schools. In addition, he is Board of Trustees President of the non-profit organization, Westmoreland Sanctuary, a nature preserve in Westchester County, New York. Mr. Hayward earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and his M.B.A. in Finance and Public Policy from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.