Chris Sykes

Managing Partner

Chris founded Cross Keys Wealth with Jamie Briant in 2026. He spent 12 years running hedge funds on BlackRock's market-leading European equities team, managing over €3bn of client money. Before that, he trained as a chartered accountant at PwC. He is CFA & ACA qualified and has a first-class degree in Maths from the University of Oxford. Outside of work, Chris has 3 daughters, a guitar and occasionally Jamie lures him onto a cricket pitch.

Portrait of Chris Sykes, Founding Partner at Cross Keys Wealth

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