Christopher M. Austen

Mr. Austen is a Managing Director of Brooke Private Equity Advisors (BPEA), a Boston based investment and advisory firm with a focus on private equity investments. BPEA is an investor in Axia and Artemis. At BPEA Mr. Austen is responsible for the firms direct investment and fund of fund private equity investments.

Prior to joining BPEA, Mr. Austen was CEO of BuildLinks, Inc. a Web based collaboration and communication company for the residential building industry. Prior to BuildLinks Mr. Austen was a Principal at Southeast Interactive Technology Funds, an early stage IT focused venture fund.

During his early career, Mr. Austen specialized in marketing and business development, working with Fortune 500 clients and major advertising firms including BBDO, and Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB) in New York. Mr. Austen is a graduate of Duke University and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.