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Christopher Defrancis

Global Chief Compliance Officer at Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

Officer record from the firm’s Form ADVForm ADV filed 31 August 2026

Christopher Defrancis is Global Chief Compliance Officer of Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, a Milwaukee investment adviser.

Role at Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

Title on Schedule A
Global Chief Compliance Officer
Control
Christopher Defrancis is a control person of Artisan Partners Limited Partnership.
Ownership
An individual ownership band is not available in the source record.
Tenure
Christopher Defrancis has held the filed role since September 2023.

The firm

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
Milwaukee, WI

Form ADV filed 31 August 2026

$184B AUM249 clients114 advisers17 offices

Career on record

The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.

Registrations and exams

Individual registration and examination information for Christopher Defrancis is unavailable. An officer title or CRD number does not by itself establish current investment adviser representative registration, and no registration or examination counts are inferred.

Officer record

Full name
Christopher Defrancis
CRD
5869703
Firm
Artisan Partners Limited Partnership
Record basis
Form ADV officer listing

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Common questions

Where does Christopher Defrancis work?

Christopher Defrancis has been Global Chief Compliance Officer of Artisan Partners Limited Partnership since September 2023, and is a control person of the firm.

Source: Form ADV, Schedule A, filed 31 August 2026

Leadership at Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

Sources

  1. IAPD individual lookup, CRD 5869703. This profile uses the Form ADV officer listing; the individual lookup did not provide a current investment-adviser record.
  2. Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B of Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, filed 31 August 2026. Title, control and ownership bands.

Retrieved 18 October 2026. The SEC record may have been amended since.

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This profile is compiled from public regulatory records and the firm's own published materials, and is provided for informational purposes only. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with Christopher Defrancis or Artisan Partners Limited Partnership and makes no representation about the quality of their services. This directory does not report disciplinary history, in either direction.