Team
We believe that teamwork divides the challenge and multiplies the success.
Our team of close-knit, seasoned professionals collaborate to ensure that each client receives the attention and quality service that they deserve. Clients tell us consistently that the personal relationship they have with Matrix team members matters most. We make it our job to understand the unique, and often changing interests and circumstances of each client – helping them navigate through important life events, manage their wealth and secure their legacies.
Christopher J. Burke, Co-Founder / Managing Director
Chris is one of the firm’s founders. He and Mike Wik make up the firm’s Investment Committee, which is responsible for all investment decisions relating to client portfolios. In addition, Chris manages all client service activities of the firm including new client development. Chris is also responsible for all real estate investment activities of the firm.
Chris has over 35 years investment experience in a variety of asset classes serving both high net worth and institutional clientele. Previous to starting Matrix Capital Advisors, Chris spent four years as a Managing Director with a Chicago-based wealth management firm where he directed the investment advisory and alternative investment groups. In that role, Chris oversaw the management of client portfolios, and he directed all real estate investment activities for the firm. Prior to that, as a Senior Vice President, he spent 12 years with Jones Lang LaSalle, the international real estate investment firm, providing real estate investment services to high net worth and institutional clients throughout the United States. Chris’s real estate activities included both private and public market experience across all property types and included the firm’s first international investments in Europe. Chris began his investment career with Aetna Life and Casualty in the Employee Benefits Division in Hartford, CT, and subsequently in Chicago, IL.
Chris is a graduate of Bowdoin College with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics.
(312) 612-6110
Michael D. Wik, Co-Founder / Managing Director
Mike is one of the firm's founders. He heads the Investment Committee, which is responsible for all investment decisions relating to client portfolios. In addition, Mike serves as the portfolio manager, overseeing day-to-day trading activity, manager due diligence, and selecting and implementing tactical changes in asset allocation and manager allocations.
Mike has over 20 years experience in investments and financial services. Before starting Matrix Capital Advisors, Mike spent eight and a half years with Huizenga Capital Management ("HCM"), the investment management and family office organization of the Huizenga family, founders of Waste Management Inc. At HCM, Mike directed public securities investments as well as private placement activity. Prior to HCM, Mike worked for a Michigan-based financial planning firm and had financial analyst positions with Greyhound Corporation and Ryder Systems.
Mike is a graduate of Marquette University with a BA degree in Finance, as well as an MBA from the University of Detroit. He has earned the CFA designation.
(312) 612-6111
Kimberly L. Lundgren, Director of Operations / Chief Compliance Officer
Kim joined Matrix in July 2013 as an Office Manager. In January 2014 she became the firm's Operations Manager and handled daily account reconciliation, monthly client reporting, office administration and assisted with firm compliance. In January 2015, Kim became the Firm's Director of Operations and Chief Compliance Officer. She oversees client account administration, firm operations and firm compliance.
Kim previously worked at C.W. Henderson & Associates, a Chicago-based fixed income investment advisory firm, where she served as the Assistant Vice President of Administration.
Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Management and Marketing from Barat College in Lake Forest, IL. She has also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in Chicago, Illinois.
(312) 612-6115
Joanne Malone, Client Reporting Manager
Joanne Malone joined Matrix in November of 2018 and is responsible for daily account reconciliations, monthly client reporting and assists with trading.
Joanne previously spent 8 years working for a Chicago-based investment advisory firm where she was responsible for client reporting, portfolio implementation and trading. Prior to that, she was the head of Credit Administration for the Chicago branch of the Union Bank of Switzerland.
Joanne holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
(312) 612-6114