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Chris Nolte is President of Marcus Investments, the Marcus Family Office located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  The family office was founded by the 3rd generation in 2006 just after the Family divested a division of their public company, the Marcus Corporation (NYSE:"MCS").

Over the past 11 years at Marcus Investments, Chris has grown a wide variety of successful businesses including Berengaria, a real estate business that has developed and/or managed more than $500 million of retail developments nationwide since its inception in 2008, Hospitality Democracy, the company's restaurant operation, which includes Zaffiro's pizza, AJ Bombers, Smoke Shack and Holey Moley (Doughnuts), among others, as well as Verlo Mattress, which the company successfully transformed into a nationally recognized customer experience and vertically integrated consumer brand concept.

Prior to joining Marcus Investments in 2006, Nolte was director of real estate for The Marcus Corporation for three years. His career also includes positions with Pritzker Realty Group in Chicago and First Manhattan Consulting Group in New York City.

He received a bachelor’s degree with honors in economics from the College of William & Mary and an MBA in finance, real estate and organizational behavior from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.   He is also a Certified Franchise Executive.