Where does Christopher J. Abate work?

Christopher J. Abate is Senior Financial Accountant at Sante Ventures.

Where did Christopher J. Abate go to school?

Christopher J. Abate studied at Western Michigan University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Accounting and Finance); Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA).

Christopher J. Abate

Investor

Senior Financial Accountant at Sante Ventures · CEO of Redwood Trust at Redwood Trust

San Francisco Bay Area

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About

CEO of Redwood Trust since May 2018 and a director since 2017, having joined the company in 2006 and previously served as President, CFO, and Controller. He was previously with PricewaterhouseCoopers and holds degrees from Western Michigan University and an MBA from UC Berkeley/Columbia.

Experience

Heritage Bank of CommerceBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
Mark Day SchoolBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
Redwood Trust, Inc.CEOcurrent2018 — present

Colleagues at Sante Ventures

Alana Horowitz

Senior Associate at Sante Ventures

Allie Knauer

Venture Fellow at Sante Ventures

Ashley Seehusen

Venture Partner at Sante Ventures

Auriel August

Principal at Sante Ventures

Auriel August, MD

Principal at Sante Ventures

Brendan Boland

Venture Fellow at Sante Ventures

Brooke Jones

Head of Capital Formation at Sante Ventures

Casey Cunningham

Partner and Chief Scientific Officer at Sante Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Christopher J. Abate?: CEO of Redwood Trust since May 2018 and a director since 2017, having joined the company in 2006 and previously served as President, CFO, and Controller. He was previously with PricewaterhouseCoopers and holds degrees from Western Michigan University and an MBA from UC Berkeley/Columbia.
Where does Christopher J. Abate work?: Christopher J. Abate is Senior Financial Accountant at Sante Ventures.
Where did Christopher J. Abate go to school?: Christopher J. Abate studied at Western Michigan University (Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Accounting and Finance); Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA).

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Also attended Western Michigan University54

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Also attended Columbia Business School1,172

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Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business972

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Shared employers

Also worked at Heritage Bank of Commerce1

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