About Chris

Christopher Short, CFP, FEA

Senior Private Banker

As a Senior Private Banker, Christopher creates and implements bespoke banking and lending solutions for ultra-high-net-worth families, business owners and entrepreneurs, ensuring dedicated, results-oriented service. Acting as a trusted partner, his sole focus is to meet the unique needs of every client to deliver a boutique experience that fosters meaningful, long-term relationships. Importantly, Christopher understands – and can effectively address – the inherent challenges of wealth – from the unified management of personal, business and holding company accounts, to offshore income and complex credit structuring.

Leveraging access to the global resources and expertise of a 200-year-old financial institution, Christopher collaborates with his partners enterprise-wide to provide a comprehensive suite of wealth services including banking, tax, estate planning, business advisory, and discretionary investment management solutions. Ultimately, Christopher is able to seamlessly execute on delivering timely and efficient access to capital, ensuring ongoing alignment with client objectives.
 
Christopher developed knowledge and experience in the financial service industry as a Commercial Account Manager with BMO Bank of Montreal based out of First Canadian Place in Toronto. Christopher’s depth of experience in both Personal and Commercial banking positions him well to service his client base of successful business owners and professionals.

Using a holistic approach, Christopher collaborates with his colleagues in BMO Wealth Management to design integrated solutions to enable clients to help achieve their personal wealth goals. Christopher’s goal is to empower clients with comprehensive and customized solutions, resolving complex situations through coordinated and proactive wealth plans. Christopher knows how to navigate the nuances and complexities of wealth management so that clients can have the confidence that their goals are within reach.