Career
Christopher Thompson has been Chief Executive Officer and Elected Manager of Aegon USA Investment Management since June 2019. Christopher Thompson is a control person of the firm and directly owns under 5% of it.
Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC is a Cedar Rapids, IA firm with $88.8B under management, 80 clients and 76 advisers across 3 offices, as of its March 2026 filing.
Aegon identifies Chris Thompson as CEO of Aegon Asset Management US and head of its US investment business units. The biography describes prior roles at AllianceBernstein, Columbia Threadneedle, Putnam and BEA Associates/CS First Boston Investment Management, and states he received an AB with a major in government from Dartmouth College and an MBA from NYU Stern.
No adviser firm registrations are on Christopher Thompson’s record.
Credentials and registrations
Examinations
| Exam | Name | Passed |
|---|---|---|
| SIE | Securities Industry Essentials Examination | Credited |
| Series 3 | National Commodity Futures Examination | 17 October 2013 |
| Series 24 | General Securities Principal Examination | 27 October 2004 |
| Series 7 | General Securities Representative Examination | 20 October 2004 |
| Series 6 | Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination | 6 June 2002 |
| Series 26 | Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal Examination | 6 February 2002 |
| Series 63 | Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination | 17 January 2002 |
| Series 65 | Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination | 28 December 1994 |
- Name
- Securities Industry Essentials Examination
- Name
- National Commodity Futures Examination
- Name
- General Securities Principal Examination
- Name
- General Securities Representative Examination
- Name
- Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Representative Examination
- Name
- Investment Company Products/Variable Contracts Principal Examination
- Name
- Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
- Name
- Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
Individual record
- Full name
- Christopher C Thompson
- CRD
- 1842220
Disciplinary history is not reported here, in either direction. Check the SEC record.
Common questions
Where does Christopher Thompson work?
Christopher Thompson has been Chief Executive Officer and Elected Manager of Aegon USA Investment Management, LLC since June 2019, and is a control person of the firm.
Does Christopher Thompson have a current investment-adviser registration?
Christopher Thompson has a current broker registration and no current investment-adviser registration.
What exams has Christopher Thompson passed?
Christopher Thompson has passed 7 licensing exams: the Series 65, Series 63, Series 26, Series 6, Series 7, Series 24 and Series 3. The earliest, the Series 65, was passed in December 1994. FINRA credited Christopher Thompson with the SIE, which began in October 2018.