Our Team

Our team of 260+ employees, including 80+ investment professionals, is defined by its work ethic, discipline and commitment to excellence on behalf of our clients. We have 10 Partners, more than 40 Managing Directors and over 65 employees who have been at the Firm for at least a decade and are members of what we call the King Street 10 Year Club.

Our people are our greatest asset and we strive to attract and retain the best talent by operating as a meritocracy where each employee can achieve their highest potential.

Back to team

Kris Mastronardi

Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Global Head of Strategy

Kris Mastronardi is a Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Global Head of Strategy at King Street. He is based in New York and is a member of the Operating Committee, Risk Committee, Conflicts Committee and Brokerage Committee.

Prior to joining King Street in 2022, Kris was a Managing Director and Head of Global Business Strategy at Blackstone Alternative Asset Management. Before joining Blackstone, he was a Portfolio Strategist at Bridgewater. Prior to that, Kris spent over a decade at Goldman Sachs as Managing Director, where he held leadership positions in Structured Credit and Cross Asset Solutions, ultimately serving as Head of the Pension Endowment & Foundation Solutions Group.

Kris currently serves as the Treasurer on the Board of Trustees of the Stephen Gaynor School and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Managed Funds Association.

Kris received a B.S. in Chemistry from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.