Chris graduated from Cambridge University in 2006 (BA mathematics; Part III mathematics with distinction) and is now studying for a PhD in the Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge. His research explores the connections between continuous and discrete systems, and the emergent properties arising from the interactions of thousands of individual agents.

In summer 2008 he spent three months as a quantitative associate at Barclays Capital in Canary Wharf, London. His research on interest rate models led to improvements in the pricing of exotic interest derivatives and a greater understanding of the limitations of those models.