Chris Westerlind
Managing Director
Managing Director
Chris joined Odyssey Search Partners in 2020. He specializes in placing fundamental and structured investment professionals across credit and equity within buy-side institutions including Hedge Funds, Private Equity firms, Asset Managers, Family Offices and Sovereign Wealth Funds. Prior to joining the firm, Chris was with a global search firm where he spent seven years specializing in credit. Chris leads many of Odyssey’s overseas projects (currently working on assignments across London, the Middle-East and Hong Kong/Singapore.) Born in Germany of Swedish descent, growing up in Johannesburg and London, and receiving a Bachelors in Finance from Texas A&M University, Chris is the embodiment of an international professional. Still an avid traveler, having hit six of the seven continents and 46 countries thus far, he’s planning to visit Antarctica in 2022.