Christian
JacquesManaging Director

Christian Jacques is a Managing Director at Okapi Partners. After almost a decade in the New York office, he relocated to the London office, where he advises clients globally, specializing in AGM and EGM proxy solicitation, Shareholder Activism, governance matters, remuneration (REM) votes, complex Mergers & Acquisitions, and other Event-Driven situations. Christian advises and represents listed companies, hedge funds, shareholder activists, and other investors through strategic proxy solicitation and investor response campaigns for General Meetings and contested solicitations.

Christian has led campaigns where public and/or private shareholder engagement was crucial to a successful transaction. Christian has built strong relationships in the hedge fund and arbitrage communities through his work on mergers, tender offers, and activist campaigns.

Additionally, he works closely with the Okapi Market Intelligence Group (U.S.) and our strategic partner, Investor Update Market Intelligence (Europe), to provide clients with timely and actionable information on shareholder identification and trading analysis.

Christian is an active member of the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) and the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), and a current member of the Signature Theatre of New York’s Groundbreakers, a giving program for emerging philanthropists. In 2024, Christian became a member of ForbesBLK. He was previously a member of the National Association of Black Compliance & Risk Management Professionals (NABCRMP)

Christian earned a Master of Studies in Law (M.S.L.) from Fordham University School of Law. He also received a B.A. in Business Economics from the State University of New York at Cortland.

Christian is deeply passionate about delivering high-quality service to clients while staying abreast of the industry’s latest trends and developments.