Christopher Sarofim

Christopher Binyon Sarofim (born 1963) is an American businessman and fund manager.

Christopher Sarofim
Born
Christopher Binyon Sarofim

1963[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationPrinceton University[2]
OccupationFund manager
TitleDeputy chairman, Fayez Sarofim & Co.
Spouse(s)Valerie Biggs (div. 2000)
Courtney Lanier
Children3
Parent(s)Fayez Sarofim
Louisa Stude
RelativesBob Lanier (father-in-law)

He is the deputy chairman of Fayez Sarofim & Co, president of Sarofim International Management Company, and a director of the Sarofim Group.[3]

Early life

Christopher Sarofim is the eldest son of Fayez Sarofim and his first wife, Louisa Stude Sarofim, is the daughter of Margaret and Herman Brown, the co-founder of Brown & Root.[4][5]

Sarofim graduated from St. George's School in 1982, where he served on the board for 9 years.[6][7][8][9] Sarofim received a bachelor's degree in history from Princeton University in 1986.[10][11][12]

Career

After graduating from Princeton, Sarofim worked in corporate finance for Goldman Sachs, and then joined Fayez Sarofim & Co.[10][11] At Fayez Sarofim & Co., he worked as an Associate (August 1988 – June 1993), then a Senior Associate (June 1993 – October 1994), a Principal (October 1994 – September 1999), and Vice President (September 1999 – September 2010).[13]

Since 2010, he has been portfolio manager, vice chairman, and director of the company.[13][8] He is a member of the firm's executive, finance, and investment committees, and president of their foreign advisory business, Sarofim International Management Company.[14][15][16] He serves on the Board of Directors of Wood Partners, a privately held real estate development company, and Kemper Corporation, a publicly-traded insurance company.[17][18][19]

Sarofim is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Brown Foundation, Inc and was on the board of the Texas Heart Institute.[20] He is also on the Advisory Committee of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors, and serves on the UTHealth Development Board.[21][22][23] He is the deputy chairman of Fayez Sarofim & Co.[10] He is the designated successor of Fayez Sarofim.[4]

Previously, Sarofim served on the board of directors of the Georgia O'Keeffe museum.[24][25]

He and his wife, Courtney, were 2017 Community Champions, supporting Texas Children's Cancer Center's annual Celebration of Champions.[26][27] They also support The Texan French Alliance for the Arts, and are both donors to the Houston Cinema Arts Society, and other organizations.[28][29]

In May 2019, the Sarofims invested in New York based designer Adam Lippes.[30]

In August 2020, Sarofim was appointed to the Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees.[31]

Personal life

He was married to Valerie Biggs. They divorced in 2000.[4] They had a daughter together, who was later the subject of a custody battle.

Sarofim is married to Courtney Lanier,[32] daughter of Elyse and Bob Lanier, former mayor of Houston. Since 2010, she has been a partner at Sima Capital LLC, an alternative investments firm.[33] They have two children.[34]

References
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  20. "The Brown Foundation Inc". BIG Online.
  21. "Development Board". www.uth.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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  26. "Past Community Champions". waystogive.texaschildrens.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  27. "Houston champions and childhood cancer survivors rock River Oaks runway for a good cause". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  28. "Our Sponsors". texanfrenchalliance.org. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  29. "Houston Cinema Arts Festival Yearbook" (PDF). houstoncinemaartsfestival.
  30. "New York Fashion Star Walked Out on Wall Street, Gained Backing of Texas Billionaire". PaperCity Magazine. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  31. Benson, Dana. "Baylor College of Medicine appoints new board members". BCM.
  32. "Web Inquiry". www.cclerk.hctx.net. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  33. "Team". Sima Capital LLC. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  34. "Lyford Cay International School | Leadership". www.lcis.bs. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
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