Christe has a strong background in industry research and analysis as well as marketing and transaction management. She is an experienced project manager having quarterbacked a wide variety of buy-side and sell-side assignments with clients from many different industries. She's worked on every Merkel transaction since 2002, contributing in the areas of market research, client management, transactional analysis, and sell-side support. Prior to joining Merkel & Associates, she was an Associate with Falls River Group from 1998 to 2002 and completed her MBA while working full-time.

Christe holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Principia College and an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.