Mr. Chris Daum

As the president and chief executive officer of FMI Corporation, Chris oversees the management of all FMI businesses and services in the United States and Canada and leads the firm’s strategic growth efforts across the firm’s investment banking, management consulting and principal investing groups. Previously, Chris served as president of FMI Capital Advisors, the firm’s investment banking subsidiary, where he also led the firm’s utility infrastructure practice.

Today, Chris works with owners, boards and management teams on strategic issues involving industry trends, management, ownership transfer, and mergers and acquisitions. He is a contributing author to numerous industry publications and media outlets and is an energetic and entertaining speaker on the current and future impact of economic, technology and competitive trends on the industry.

Prior to joining FMI, Chris served as global financial services leader for an industrial company with operations throughout North and South America and Europe, and he began his career in public accounting.

Chris is a graduate of Virginia Tech. He and his wife Sharon live in Raleigh, NC and have three adult children.