Christopher Binyon Sarofim (born 1963) is an American businessman and fund manager.
Christopher Sarofim | |
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| Born | Christopher Binyon Sarofim 1963[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Princeton University[2] |
| Occupation | Fund manager |
| Title | Deputy chairman, Fayez Sarofim & Co. |
| Spouses | Valerie Biggs (div. 2000)
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| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Fayez Sarofim Louisa Stude |
| Relatives | Bob 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 edit
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] Sarofim received a bachelor's degree in history from Princeton University in 1986.[9][10][11]
Career edit
After graduating from Princeton, Sarofim worked in corporate finance for Goldman Sachs, and then joined Fayez Sarofim & Co.[9][10] 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).[12]
Since 2010, he has been portfolio manager, vice chairman, and director of the company.[12][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.[13][14] 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.[15][16][17]
Sarofim is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Brown Foundation, Inc and was on the board of the Texas Heart Institute.[18] He is also on the Advisory Committee of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors, and serves on the UTHealth Development Board.[19][20] He is the deputy chairman of Fayez Sarofim & Co.[9] He is the designated successor of Fayez Sarofim.[4]
Previously, Sarofim served on the board of directors of the Georgia O'Keeffe museum.[21][22]
He and his wife, Courtney, were 2017 Community Champions, supporting Texas Children's Cancer Center's annual Celebration of Champions.[23][24] They also support The Texan French Alliance for the Arts, and are both donors to the Houston Cinema Arts Society, and other organizations.[25][26]
In May 2019, the Sarofims invested in New York based designer Adam Lippes.[27]
In August 2020, Sarofim was appointed to the Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees.[28]
Personal life edit
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,[29] 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.[30] They have two children.[31]
References edit
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- ^ McGill, Douglas (22 February 1988). "Princeton and the Met Joining on American Art". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Transformational Philanthropy St. John's School". www.sjs.org. Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ a b c Egan, Jack (18 September 2000). "All My Children". forbes.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ Brown, Herman. Guide to the Builders: Herman & George R. Brown Book Research Files.
- ^ "Bulletin Fall 2016". Issuu. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ MarketScreener. "Christopher Binyon Sarofim – Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ a b "LittleSis: Christopher Binyon Sarofim". littlesis.org. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ a b c "Investment Professionals – Fayez Sarofim & Co". www.sarofim.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Christopher Binyon Sarofim: Executive Profile & Biography – Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ McGill, Douglas C. (1988-02-22). "Princeton and the Met Joining on American Art". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ a b "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
- ^ "Christopher Sarofim Net Worth (2019) – wallmine.com". wallmine.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ MarketScreener. "Business Leaders and top investors hot news". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "Christopher Sarofim Net Worth (2019) – wallmine.com". wallmine.com. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ Editorial, Reuters. "${Instrument_CompanyName} ${Instrument_Ric} People | Reuters.com". U.S. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Wood Partners Management Team and Fayez Sarofim & Co. Purchase Majority Stake in Wood Partners From CBRE Global Investors". Accesswire. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "The Brown Foundation Inc". BIG Online.
- ^ "Development Board". www.uth.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ MarketScreener. "Business Leaders and top investors hot news". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ^ "The Money of Color". Texas Monthly. 1999-09-01. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
- ^ "O'Keeffe: The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Magazine, Spring 2017". Issuu. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
- ^ "Past Community Champions". waystogive.texaschildrens.org. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "Houston champions and childhood cancer survivors rock River Oaks runway for a good cause". CultureMap Houston. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "Our Sponsors". texanfrenchalliance.org. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
- ^ "Houston Cinema Arts Festival Yearbook" (PDF). houstoncinemaartsfestival.
- ^ "New York Fashion Star Walked Out on Wall Street, Gained Backing of Texas Billionaire". PaperCity Magazine. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
- ^ Benson, Dana. "Baylor College of Medicine appoints new board members". BCM.
- ^ "Web Inquiry". www.cclerk.hctx.net. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "Team". Sima Capital LLC. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ "Lyford Cay International School | Leadership". www.lcis.bs. Retrieved 2019-06-04.