Christopher Kurkjian

Christopher is an Investment Director and Head of Charities at Thomson Tyndall since 2020. He gained a 2.1 in Business Studies from Surrey University, and subsequently joined the Private Clients team at Merrill Lynch International in 1999. He later spent over 13 years at Santander Private Bank as their first UK-based private banker and regulated investment advisor. In addition to advising private clients on their wealth, Christopher has been a Trustee for almost 30 years, representing numerous London-based charities in the welfare and culture sector. Christopher holds the Private Client Investment Advice & Management (PCIAM) qualification and the CII Diploma in Financial Planning and became a Chartered Fellow of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) in 2021.