Christopher M. Hayden is a Senior Managing Director in Georgeson’s corporate proxy practice. During his tenure at Georgeson, which he joined in 1995, Christopher has consulted with many corporations on defensive and offensive tactics in proxy contests, tender offers and other extraordinary transactions. He also advises public companies on corporate governance issues and has extensive experience counseling investment management companies facing shareholder proposals and proxy contests. Additionally, Christopher coordinates FCC- and IRS-mandated shareholder ownership surveys for his clients.

As a principal of Georgeson Securities Corporation, Christopher oversees the firm’s dealer-manager activities. He holds Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Colgate University.