Career
Christopher Fitzgerald has been Chief Compliance Officer, Managing Director of Mackay Shields since January 2021. Christopher Fitzgerald is not listed as a control person, but directly owns under 5% of the firm. Christopher Fitzgerald holds a Juris Doctorate in cum laude from New York Law School and a BA from State University of New York at Albany.
Mackay Shields LLC is a New York, NY firm with $160B under management, 354 clients and 73 advisers across 4 offices, as of its August 2026 filing.
MacKay Shields identifies Chris Fitzgerald as managing director and chief compliance officer. He joined the firm in 2021 after legal and compliance roles at Shenkman Capital Management, Oppenheimer Asset Management and Bear Stearns.
The IAPD individual lookup on 18 October 2026 returned no individual record. This profile uses the firm’s Form ADV officer listing.
Credentials and registrations
Individual registration and examination information for Christopher Fitzgerald 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 Fitzgerald
- CRD
- 5357635
- Record basis
- Form ADV officer listing
- Firm bio
- nylim.com
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Christopher Fitzgerald work?
Christopher Fitzgerald has been Chief Compliance Officer, Managing Director of Mackay Shields LLC since January 2021.
Leadership at Mackay Shields
- Alison MicucciChief Executive Officer, Elected to the Board of Managers
- Michael CorkerChief Financial Officer, Senior Managing Director
- Naim Abou-jaoudeChairman of the Board of Managers
- Rene BustamanteChief Administrative Officer, Executive Managing Director
- Michael DepalmaSenior Managing Director
- Robert DimellaExecutive Managing Director
- Francis HarteElected to the Board of Managers
- Alain KaraoglanElected to the Board of Managers
- Young LeeGeneral Counsel, Senior Managing Director
- Kirk LehneisElected to Board of Managers
- John LoffredoVice Chairman, Executive Managing Director, Elected to the Board of Managers
- Cornelius MoriartySenior Managing Director
- Craig SabalElected to the Board of Managers
- Andrew SusserExecutive Managing Director