Christopher Mellia
Managing Director
Chris Mellia (New York) joined KKR in 2021 and co-heads the global Asset-Based Finance group within the firm’s Credit business. The Asset-Based Finance team focuses on non-corporate, private credit investments which are backed by financial or hard assets. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Mellia was head of structured products at Global Atlantic Financial Group, where he focused on residential, consumer, and renewable assets. Previously, Mr. Mellia worked in fixed income research at Credit Suisse and in asset finance at Lehman Brothers. Mr. Mellia holds a B.A. in Mathematics and Statistics from Columbia University.
