Christopher S. Thompson

Chief Family Office Executive
 
Chris brings significant experience in working with families of wealth to managing family office teams for Lowenhaupt Global Advisors. In his role as chief family office executive, his focus is on building dedicated family office teams and dedicated family service offerings, customized to each client.  Prior to joining the firm, he was employed by Central Wealth Advisors, a family office, where he focused on evaluating oil/gas and real estate investment opportunities as well as evaluating grant opportunities for the family foundation.  

Prior to joining Central Wealth Advisors, Chris was Vice President-Private Client Manager with The Private Bank at Bank of America where he coordinated the management of over fifty family relationships collaborating with trust administrators, portfolio managers and clients’ attorneys, accountants or other advisors to manage client financial activities.  

Chris has developed strong expertise in the field of philanthropy with prior positions with the Greater St. Louis Community Foundation and the Oak Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland.  Currently, he is a member of the Board of the Cleaves and Mae Rhea Foundation, Gateway Center for Giving and the Developmental Board of St. Louis Children's Hospital.  

Chris earned an M.B.A. from the Washington University Olin School of Business in St. Louis, his J.D. from the Saint Louis University School of Law and his B.A. from the University of Colorado. He is a member of the Missouri Bar, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis and the Estate Planning Council of St. Louis.