Christopher T. Walker is the Managing Director of Swiss Re's Greenhouse Gas Risk Solutions (GHGRS), the unit charged with developing business opportunities in the emerging Greenhouse Gas emissions reduction area. GHGRS consists of four specialists who examine business opportunities across a wide spectrum of financial service products including insurance, structured finance, third-party asset management and investments. as well as the identification of risks to Swiss Re’s (re)insurance and investment activities.

While based at Swiss Re's Zurich headquarters, Mr. Walker created and advanced from concept to initiation the company's Environmental Solutions unit, specializing in environmental risk mitigation innovation. In 2000, he created and led Swiss Re Group's worldwide GHG emissions trading market feasibility study determining the market facilitation role for Swiss Re.

An attorney, Mr. Walker is a member of the advisory board for the Center for Economic and Environmental Partnership, Inc. (CEEP) - Energy Performance Project (EP2), member of the Connecticut Climate Change Stakeholder Dialogue for Governor Rowland's Climate Change Steering Committee, corporate representative for the World Resource Institute’s Safe Climate, Sound Business Solutions in the Northeast, the Emissions Marketing Association and various environmental NGOs.

Mr. Walker received his BA in Government from St. John's University, and is also a graduate of the St. John's School of Law.