Mr. Christmas is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Business Development and Investor Relations at HPS Investment Partners.  Prior to joining HPS in 2018, Mr. Christmas was a Managing Director at JPMorgan Private Bank, where he oversaw Product Specialists for the Alternatives Investment Group.  Mr. Christmas helped originate public and private investment opportunities and constructed alternatives portfolios for many of the firm’s most sophisticated clients globally across private credit/equity, real estate, hedge funds, and direct investments.  Prior to JPMorgan Private Bank, Mr. Christmas worked at several Investment Banking firms, including JPMorgan, Susquehanna, CIBC, and FBR in various Institutional Sales and Trading capacities across Equities and Fixed Income.  Mr. Christmas holds a BA from Brown University.