| Christopher Sarofim | |
| Birth Name: | Christopher Binyon Sarofim |
| Birth Date: | 1963[1] |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | Princeton University[2] |
| Occupation: | Fund manager |
| Deputy chairman, Fayez Sarofim & Co. | |
| Spouse: |
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| Children: | 3 |
| Parents: | Fayez Sarofim Louisa Stude |
| Relations: | Bob Lanier (father-in-law) |
Christopher Binyon Sarofim (born 1963) is an American businessman and fund manager.
He is the deputy chairman of Fayez Sarofim & Co, president of Sarofim International Management Company, and a director of the Sarofim Group.[3]
Christopher Sarofim is the eldest son of Fayez Sarofim and his first wife, Louisa Stude Sarofim, is the daughter of Margaret and Herman Brown, the co-founder of Brown & Root.[4] [5]
Sarofim graduated from St. George's School in 1982, where he served on the board for 9 years.[6] [7] [8] Sarofim received a bachelor's degree in history from Princeton University in 1986.[9] [10] [11]
After graduating from Princeton, Sarofim worked in corporate finance for Goldman Sachs, and then joined Fayez Sarofim & Co.[9] [10] At Fayez Sarofim & Co., he worked as an Associate (August 1988 – June 1993), then a Senior Associate (June 1993 – October 1994), a Principal (October 1994 – September 1999), and Vice President (September 1999 – September 2010).[12]
Since 2010, he has been portfolio manager, vice chairman, and director of the company. He is a member of the firm's executive, finance, and investment committees, and president of their foreign advisory business, Sarofim International Management Company.[13] [14] He serves on the Board of Directors of Wood Partners, a privately held real estate development company, and Kemper Corporation, a publicly traded insurance company.[15] [16] [17]
Sarofim is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Brown Foundation, Inc and was on the board of the Texas Heart Institute.[18] He is also on the Advisory Committee of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors, and serves on the UTHealth Development Board.[19] [20] He is the deputy chairman of Fayez Sarofim & Co. He is the designated successor of Fayez Sarofim.
Previously, Sarofim served on the board of directors of the Georgia O'Keeffe museum.[21] [22]
He and his wife, Courtney, were 2017 Community Champions, supporting Texas Children's Cancer Center's annual Celebration of Champions.[23] [24] They also support The Texan French Alliance for the Arts, and are both donors to the Houston Cinema Arts Society, and other organizations.[25] [26]
In May 2019, the Sarofims invested in New York based designer Adam Lippes.[27]
In August 2020, Sarofim was appointed to the Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees.[28]
He was married to Valerie Biggs. They divorced in 2000.[4] They had a daughter together, who was later the subject of a custody battle.
Sarofim is married to Courtney Lanier,[29] daughter of Elyse and Bob Lanier, former mayor of Houston. Since 2010, she has been a partner at Sima Capital LLC, an alternative investments firm.[30] They have two children.[31]