Chat Reynders
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Chat brings more than 25 years of experience in investment management and social venture investing to his work as chairman and CEO of Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management, which he helped found in 2005. His passion for forward-thinking investment strategy rooted in fundamentals has provided a guidepost for his success to date. Chat has been featured in numerous publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Barron’s, and Forbes.

In addition to his leadership in the traditional investment management world, Chat has structured and funded public/private partnerships that have brought more than $150 million in revenue to leading cultural institutions around the world—projects that have won numerous awards. In this vein, he has for decades produced socially oriented IMAX films, including Dolphins, which was produced in conjunction with the National Wildlife Federation and garnered an Academy Award nomination in 2000, and Coral Reef Adventure, which received the largest grant in the history of the Informal Science Division of the National Science Foundation at the time it was produced.

Chat’s focus on climate change also led him to his current role as a director on the board of the MacGillivray Freeman Educational Foundation (MFEF), an organization committed to increasing awareness of the delicate state of our oceans and environment. Using the power of film, television, new media, and grassroots education, The MFEF strives to change the way people see and value the natural world—and to motivate action to restore it. Chat previously served as Executive Director of The Whale Conservation Institute, the nation’s leading independent cetacean research center, which was founded under a grant from the MacArthur Foundation. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Essex County Community Foundation and is a past president of the Board of Governors for the Westminster Kennel Club. 

Chat graduated from Princeton University with a degree in history.