Chris T. Ruder

Mr. Chris T.
Ruder is a Managing Director at Portfolio Advisors LLC.
Mr. Ruder has been with Portfolio Advisors since 2005.
Previously, he was a Director at Deutsche Bank, where he was responsible for the structuring of its third party private equity investment products, including the securitization of its private equity fund portfolio and the launch of regional private equity funds focused on investment activities in the Middle East.
Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Mr. Ruder worked as an attorney for Bryan Cave LLP in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, where he advised American, European and Middle Eastern corporate and institutional investors on joint venture, merger and other private market activities in Europe and the Middle East.
Mr. Ruder has served as a director of the Jordan Fund and has served or is serving as an Advisory Board member of three private equity partnerships.
Mr. Ruder received his BA degree from Princeton University, a JD degree from St. Louis University, and an MBA from St. Louis University.