Chris Lerma

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About Chris Lerma

Chris Lerma is the Chief Risk Officer of Allegiant Partners Incorporated, a small ticket independent equipment finance company located in the Bay Area, CA. During his 12 year tenure at Allegiant Partners he has served in a number of capacities in the credit, syndication, accounting, and operations department. Currently Chris is responsible for overseeing the credit and syndication operations as well as co-managing the company’s $60MM+ portfolio. Chris also serves on the board of directors and is a minority owner of Allegiant Partners.Chris obtained his Certified Leasing Finance Professional (“CLFP”) designation in 2013 and is highly active in the industry having served on the board of the CLFP Foundation, instructing ALFP classes, and has been a panelist for the National Equipment Finance Association (“NEFA”) and the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (“ELFA”). Chris is a graduate of the University of California Riverside where he received his BA in Business Administration. Allegiant Partners Incorporated is a small ticket independent equipment finance company established in 1998. We focus on identifying and serving the financing needs for under-served small business market niches. By leveraging a team with vast industry experience and a cutting edge proprietary funding platform we are able to deploy capital to small businesses that are a crucial component to the US economy.