Christopher Swensen is a Managing Director at Lane42, based in the New York office. He joined Lane42 in April of 2026 and is responsible for capital raising and product strategy efforts.

Previously, Mr. Swensen was a Managing Director at Ares Management, where he oversaw private equity product management and strategy within the wealth management solutions business. Earlier in this career, Mr. Swensen was a Vice President at Blackstone, where he was responsible for capital raising and product strategy for funds across the private equity platform.

Mr. Swensen received a B.S. in Economics from Pennsylvania State University.