CHRIS WALTERS
Chief Executive Officer
Chris is leveraging 18+ years of public policy experience in our nation's capital to foster fresh and innovative solutions for student loan borrowers. As a tax and financial services professional, Walters has served in many leadership positions on Capitol Hill, in the U.S. Treasury Department and for major trade associations. Chris graduated from Georgetown University with a BA in Government and the Johns Hopkins University with a MBA and MA in Government. As a world class rower, Chris captained the Georgetown University Men's Rowing Team, competed at the Henley Royal Regatta, and placed second in the Junior World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland.
Chief Executive Officer
Chris is leveraging 18+ years of public policy experience in our nation's capital to foster fresh and innovative solutions for student loan borrowers. As a tax and financial services professional, Walters has served in many leadership positions on Capitol Hill, in the U.S. Treasury Department and for major trade associations. Chris graduated from Georgetown University with a BA in Government and the Johns Hopkins University with a MBA and MA in Government. As a world class rower, Chris captained the Georgetown University Men's Rowing Team, competed at the Henley Royal Regatta, and placed second in the Junior World Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland.
GEOFF URQUHART
Chief Financial Officer Prior to joining GradFin, Mr. Urquhart was an Executive Director in the Corporate and Investment Bank at JPMorgan. Prior to joining JPMorgan, Urquhart spent two years in the investment bank at Lehman Brothers. From 2001 to 2007, Urquhart worked in numerous balance sheet and risk management advisory roles for Quantitative Risk Management (QRM), an industry leading enterprise risk management consulting firm. Urquhart holds a BS in industrial engineering and management sciences from Northwestern University and a MBA from the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business with concentrations in finance and accounting. |
BRIAN WALTERS
Senior Vice President, Business Development Brian Walters started started his career in Washington, DC working for the Archon Group and more recently worked for the Goldenberg Group and Patriot Equities, both Real Estate Development Firms located in the Philadelphia area. In 2009, he started a financial services company called Lawsuit Funding Solutions, which is one of the preeminent funding companies in Philadelphia. Mr. Walters holds a degree in Political Science from Northwestern University where he was an All-American Swimmer. He qualified for the 2000 Olympic Trials where he placed 3rd, one spot out of qualifying for the U.S. Team. |
KYLE GALLAGHER
Senior Vice President, Business Development Prior to joining GradFin, Kyle was a VP in the Business Development group with Logan Circle (Fortress Investment Group's Fixed Income Asset Manager). Before his Client Service role he worked as a High Yield Trader and was one of the founding members of Logan Circle Partners (Nov-2007). Previous to Logan, Kyle worked as a High Yield Trader at Delaware Investment, Structured Product Analyst at Delaware Investments, Loan Officer - Family Trust Mortgage, Account Representative at Long Beach Mortgage Company. Kyle was a collegiate swimmer and received his BBA from the University of Miami. |
GEORGE WALTERS
Director Business Development |
SARAH JOHNSTON
Business Development Associate |
JOE MCGRATH
Business Development Associate |
GABRIELLE HARRISON
Membership ExperienceCoordinator |