Press Release

ProNvest Announces Christiane Crawford As New Board Member

ProNvest, a leading technology platform providing financial planning and investment management services, today announced the appointment of Christiane Crawford to its Board of Directors. “We are pleased to welcome Chris to our Board at this exciting stage of ProNvest’s growth,” says Jay Jumper, ProNvest CEO. “Chris is a highly respected, seasoned leader with a strong track record of achieving long-term growth and profitability. We look forward to benefitting from her significant depth of knowledge and leadership experience as we maximize our product growth opportunities.”

Christiane “Chris” Crawford is a Senior Investment Manager/North East with Relevance Capital, which is based in Brentwood, TN. Prior to joining Relevance Capital, Chris served as the CEO and Director at Schoolwires, Inc. which was acquired by Blackboard, Inc. in 2015. Under Chris’s leadership, Schoolwires was named to the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies list for nine consecutive years.

“Jay and his leadership team have built both an intriguing and compelling business in the financial planning and investment management services market,” says Crawford. “Through their commitment to build and deploy innovative solutions to its customers, the Company is well positioned for continued growth and profitability. I am extremely pleased to be joining the ProNvest Board of Directors and to working closely with Jay and the ProNvest leadership team as the Company continues its growth trajectory.”

Chris has over 30 years of experience in technology in the education market with a very successful track record for effectively building high-performing leadership teams and orchestrating operations across the enterprise to achieve business objectives. She served in multiple VP-level roles at Sungard Higher Education and served as President and COO of AcademyOne, Inc. She has extensive experience in building strategies and teams that drive predictable, aggressive growth and profitability. Chris currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of qlēr Solutions, Inc. and as a member of the Board of Directors of ClassCraft, Inc. Chris earned a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Central Michigan University.

About ProNvest:

ProNvest is an industry-leading managed account solution helping defined-contribution plan participants with professional account management and custom retirement planning. ProNvest matches innovative technology with money management to make investing intuitive for long-term investors. Partnering with plan providers and advisors across the country, ProNvest works to provide comprehensive retirement planning solutions, advice, and managed account services to plan participants.

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