Chris Schelling

Managing Director, Pan-Alts at Aksia

Speaker

Chris is a Managing Director on the Pan-Alts team in the Americas and has over 22 years of experience in alternative investments. He is responsible for alternative investment programs in the Americas, supporting asset class research, portfolio construction and manager selection, strategy and implementation, and providing customized investment recommendations, and value-added research and content across alternative investments with a focus on the wealth management channel.

Prior to joining Aksia in 2025, Chris was a Managing Director of Private Markets at The Caprock Group, where he oversaw $3 billion in assets allocated across private markets. Before that he held various managerial roles, including Chief Investment Strategist at Venturi Wealth Management, Director of Private Equity at Texas Municipal Retirement System and Deputy CIO at Kentucky Retirement Systems. Previously, Chris was also a monthly columnist at Institutional Investor, and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Kentucky. Chris started his career at Calamos Investments and Thomson Reuters.

Chris graduated from the University of Illinois with a BS in Liberal Arts and Sciences and an MBA in Finance and Accounting. He holds an MSc in Financial Markets from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the CAIA designation. Chris is also a member of the Global Investor Board at AIMA, and author of the book Better Than Alpha: Three Steps to Capturing Excess Returns in a Changing World.