Christopher Bledsoe

Biography: Chris is a co-founder of London-based micro-housing operator Dandi and co-founder and former CEO of New York City-based Ollie, a venture-backed pioneer of coliving in the US. In these roles, Chris has helped create the coliving category and has built an extensive track record of optimizing institutional scale multifamily assets through design-led densification, innovative tech-infused property management and brandable consumer-driven segmentation focused on hospitality services and community engagement. Chris’ experience encompasses a range of real estate development competencies, including deal underwriting of complex mixed-use real estate projects, familiarity with municipal zoning and building codes in major markets, project management, and corresponding technology solutions. Prior to his founding roles in coliving, Chris spent the previous decade in public markets, both as a buy-side investor at Citadel Investment Group and as a sell-side equity research analyst at JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and Barclays. During this time, he has also been involved in private market opportunities, including as a seed investor, board member and advisor to a number of early stage startups. Chris graduated Manga Cum Laude from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business with a concentration in Entrepreneurship and Marketing.