Christopher Sharp

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Alphataraxia

Christopher Sharp is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Alphataraxia, an investment firm specializing in electricity derivatives. With a deep fundamental understanding of how electricity pricing works, Alphataraxia values and invests in one of the most volatile commodities in the world.  With more than two decades of experience in forecasting, valuation, risk management and strategy development, Chris has catalyzed Alphataraxia’s growth from a scrappy start-up to a leading financial market participant. Prior to founding Alphataraxia, Chris worked on valuation and risk management for a boutique investment firm, and consulted for the World Bank on projects with the Government of Chile, developing rigorous cash-flow forecasting and financial planning models for government-based student lending. Chris holds an A.B. in Chemistry from Princeton University, where he graduated with High Honors.