Christopher Areson is a Partner in the Secondary Advisory Group at PJT Partners, based in New York.
He focuses on advising financial sponsors and institutional investors on a range of liquidity solutions within the illiquid alternatives space. Prior to joining PJT Partners, Mr. Areson was a Managing Director at Apollo Global Management where he was responsible for capital raising and co-investment syndication within their Private Equity, Natural Resources and Infrastructure businesses. Prior to Apollo, Mr. Areson spent nearly 15 years at Credit Suisse where he co-founded and most recently co-lead their secondary advisory business. Mr. Areson is on the board of directors of Hudson River Community Sailing. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Yale University.