Chris Baron

Christopher Baron is the Head of U.S. Bank�s national Education & Nonprofits (ENP) Banking Division. Baron, located in Los Angeles, California, leads U.S. Bank�s team of 15 bankers who focus exclusively on serving larger education and nonprofit sector clients on a national level. The ENP Division was formed approximately three years ago, and currently has credit commitments of approximately $4 Billion. The Division provides comprehensive credit and non-credit solutions for colleges and universities, independent schools, religious organizations, social service organizations and cultural institutions. Products include letters of credit, standby bond purchase agreements, tax exempt lending, interest rate derivatives, revolving lines of credit, purchasing & corporate cards, merchant processing and treasury management services.Based in Los Angeles, Chris has been with U.S. Bank for nearly five years and has been involved in the credit enhancement and liquidity markets since the early 1990�s. Working for multiple financial institutions, he has provided credit enhancement and/or liquidity support to hundreds of tax-exempt issuers throughout the nation.Chris is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles and holds his Series 7 and Series 63 licenses.