Chris Thomas

Mr. Chris Thomas is Founder & Partner at Fontinalis Partners LLC.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors of one of Fontinalis' portfolio companies, QuickPay, and is the Chairman of Read to a Child, a national children's literacy and mentoring nonprofit that inspires adults to read aloud to children regularly, increasing their chances to lead healthy, productive lives.
Additionally, he serves as a Board Observer of five of Fontinalis' portfolio companies: Life360, Masabi, ParkMe, SQLstream, and Zagster.
He is also a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Personal Transportation Systems and the Global Cleantech 100 expert panel.
Prior to co-founding Fontinalis Partners in 2009, Mr. Thomas worked at Ford Motor Company in Sustainable Business Development and Treasury, where he conducted financial and strategic analysis.
Previously, he served in the U.S.
Army as a Communications Officer in Iraq where he was responsible for data communication systems and organizational change management.
Before joining the military, he worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at UBS in San Francisco and New York within its Technology and Energy groups.
He was responsible for due diligence, financial analysis and execution on a broad range of transactions.
Mr. Thomas earned his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Yale School of Management with a concentration in strategy.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Economics and International Relations from Michigan State University.