Christopher T. Bruneau

Christopher T. Bruneau, as executive director, is responsible 57 Stars’ office in São Paulo, Brazil. Prior to joining 57 Stars, Bruneau was a director at the J.E. Robert Company where he was responsible for originating, underwriting, negotiating and closing real estate investments in Latin America. Bruneau joined JER Partners in 2006 from East-West Financial Services, Ltd., a financial advisory boutique that arranges financing for hospitality and real estate projects in Latin America. Prior to joining East-West, Bruneau was an attorney at Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP and previously at Wilmer Cutler & Pickering LLP. In both firms, he provided legal advice to a broad range of institutional clients. Bruneau holds a JD from the Georgetown University Law Center, an MA in international economics and international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a BA in comparative government from Georgetown University. Bruneau lived in Brazil for six years, and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, and conversant in French.