Christopher S. Sugden
Board Member

Chris Sugden joined Edison Partners as Managing Partnerin 2002. He has been on both sides of the table as a successful entrepreneur, bringing a unique mix of investment and operating perspectives for growth-stage companies with experience that includes sales, product, finance, business strategy and capital formation.

A leading fintech executive and investor for more than 25 years (before fintech was fintech), Chris' investment expertise and exits span payments, capital markets and wealth management segments, and track record includes leading dozens of new investments and over 60 rounds of financing. He has served as Director of more than 25 portfolio companies and currently sits on the board of four Edison fintech companies.

Previously, Chris was an Executive VP and division CEO for a leader in the electronic bill payment industry, where he raised multiple rounds of venture capital and completed an acquisition. During his tenure, revenue grew >500%. Earlier, he led finance and operations for two media and internet start-ups. His career began at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the entrepreneurial services audit group in Boston.

He holds a B.A. in Accounting with honors from Michigan State University.