LEADERSHIP

Christopher J. Risey

President

Lantern Capital Advisors LLC

Atlanta, Georgia

crisey@lanternadvisors.com

Prior to Lantern Capital Advisors, Chris Risey was Managing Director for Tunstall Consulting Inc. in Tampa, Florida, and had been with the firm continuously since 1997.  Mr. Risey successfully helped his clients raise capital from a variety of institutions including banks, mezzanine and subordinated debt providers, venture capitalists, and underwriters.  Mr. Risey left Tunstall Consulting after being with the firm for nine years to provide his clients with a more reliable and cost-effective solution that would guarantee results and ensure client satisfaction.  Prior to Tunstall Consulting, Mr. Risey was a CPA in the audit and advisory services group for Arthur Andersen in New Orleans, Louisiana.  

Risey is very active in many local civic and business organizations.   He is a past President and founding member of the Tampa Downtown Daybreak Rotary Club; past President of Financial Executives International of Tampa Bay and a board member for The Association for Corporate Growth Tampa Chapter.  Mr. Risey is a Certified Public Accountant and a frequent speaker to industry groups, executive networks, and corporate meetings throughout the Southeast on business planning, strategy, and financing issues for growing companies. 

Mr. Risey received his BS in Finance from the University of South Florida in Tampa.  He was twice named Academic All-American (Men’s Basketball) and is a former Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar studying graduate business courses at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.