Chris Heys

Partner at PwC

Chris Heys is a Partner at PwC with 17 years’ experience within financial services. He is the founder and leader of PwC’s Market Value Direct (MVD) business, which provides financial instrument valuation, model validation, technology and advisory services.

Chris’s team includes over 60 valuation and risk experts, financial engineers and software developers. Over the last 12 months, Chris’s team has been responsible for the valuation of over 1m securities and derivatives for over 2,200 clients. This was executed using a cloud-based proprietary valuation and risk technology platform developed by Chris’s team over the last 4 years.

Chris supports PwC’s key banking audits as a valuation expert. Chris is also responsible for valuation and risk related advisory projects at Tier 1 banks.

Chris is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICEAW). He received a master’s degree in Project Analysis, Finance and Investment, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Economics from the University of York. He has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Birmingham.