Chris Conkey is Chief Investment Officer, Global Equities at MFC Global Investment Management. In this role, he is responsible for the investment performance of all MFC GIM equity strategies, as well as the development and execution oversight for all strategic, financial, and operating plans and policies for the regional equity teams. Chris is a member of the MFC Global Investment Management Executive Committee.

Chris brings 24 years of investment management experience across fixed income and equity asset classes to this role. Most recently, he was chief investment officer of Evergreen Investment Management Company where he had overall management responsibility for $180 billion in assets. He was also the chair of the Investment Strategy Committee, and led several distinct teams in managing fixed income, equity and alternatives strategies.

Prior to his role as CIO, Chris spent three years as Evergreen's equity chief investment officer, following a merger between Keystone Investments and Evergreen. He spent 13 years at Keystone, where he held several investment management positions, culminating with the role of president and chief investment officer. Chris holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is a graduate of Clark University with a B.A. in Economics, and of Boston University where he earned a Masters of Business Administration.