Chris Harned joined The Cypress Group in 2001 after spending 17 years with Lehman Brothers, where he was the head of Lehman's global consumer-products mergers-and-acquisitions business. For several years, Mr. Harned lived and worked in Europe, leading the development of Lehman Brothers' European consumer franchise. He was also a member of Lehman's Investment Banking Business Development Committee. He received a BA from Williams College in 1985.