Chris Croom

President

Mr. Croom has spent the past 14 years marketing structured products and energy derivatives, primarily for large financial institutions. Prior to joining Asset Risk Management, Mr. Croom was one of the original members of Bear Energy LP, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. He was responsible for the company's derivative marketing activities across natural gas, crude oil and crude product platforms. Prior to Bear Energy, Mr. Croom worked for the National Bank of Canada originating structured product opportunities and marketing energy derivatives to producers and end users across North America.

Mr. Croom began his career in derivatives with Enron as part of Enron's Industrial Markets Group, where he was focused on marketing hedging structures across various OTC commodity markets. Mr. Croom holds a Bachelor of Science degree in international economics from Texas Tech University.