Bringing with him 27 years of investment management experience, Christopher Hayward was appointed as the President of GoldenTree Asset Management in May 2019. He also sits as partner and member of the firm's executive committee. He chairs the board of the New York non-profit organization, PENCIL, which supports public schools. In addition, Hayward is Board of Trustees President of another non-profit organization, Westmoreland Sanctuary, a nature preserve in New York.
Mr. Hayward earned his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and his M.B.A. in Finance and Public Policy from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.