Christopher Sarofim

Christopher Sarofim is the eldest son of Fayez Sarofim and his first wife, Louisa Stude Sarofim, is the daughter of Margaret and Herman Brown, the co-founder of Brown & Root.[4][5]

Sarofim graduated from St. George's School in 1982, where he served on the board for 9 years.[6][7][8] Sarofim received a bachelor's degree in history from Princeton University in 1986.[9][10][11]

After graduating from Princeton, Sarofim worked in corporate finance for Goldman Sachs, and then joined Fayez Sarofim & Co.[9][10] At Fayez Sarofim & Co., he worked as an Associate (August 1988 – June 1993), then a Senior Associate (June 1993 – October 1994), a Principal (October 1994 – September 1999), and Vice President (September 1999 – September 2010).[12]

Since 2010, he has been portfolio manager, vice chairman, and director of the company.[12][8] He is a member of the firm's executive, finance, and investment committees, and president of their foreign advisory business, Sarofim International Management Company.[13][14] He serves on the Board of Directors of Wood Partners, a privately held real estate development company, and Kemper Corporation, a publicly traded insurance company.[15][16][17]

Sarofim is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Brown Foundation, Inc and was on the board of the Texas Heart Institute.[18] He is also on the Advisory Committee of the MD Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors, and serves on the UTHealth Development Board.[19][20] He is the deputy chairman of Fayez Sarofim & Co.[9] He is the designated successor of Fayez Sarofim.[4]

Previously, Sarofim served on the board of directors of the Georgia O'Keeffe museum.[21][22]

He and his wife, Courtney, were 2017 Community Champions, supporting Texas Children's Cancer Center's annual Celebration of Champions.[23][24] They also support The Texan French Alliance for the Arts, and are both donors to the Houston Cinema Arts Society, and other organizations.[25][26]

In May 2019, the Sarofims invested in New York based designer Adam Lippes.[27]

In August 2020, Sarofim was appointed to the Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees.[28]

He was married to Valerie Biggs. They divorced in 2000.[4] They had a daughter together, who was later the subject of a custody battle.

Sarofim is married to Courtney Lanier,[29] daughter of Elyse and Bob Lanier, former mayor of Houston. Since 2010, she has been a partner at Sima Capital LLC, an alternative investments firm.[30] They have two children.[31]