Christopher Franks

Christopher Franks is an experienced financial professional currently serving as a Principal Asset Consultant and Principal Financial Analyst at Xcel Energy since May 2011. At Xcel Energy, Christopher specializes in complex financial modeling and collaborates with various finance-related departments to forecast financing, tax, and capital expenditures. Prior to this role, Christopher worked as a Senior Financial Analyst at Accenture, where management tools for analyzing financial and operational information were developed. An internship as a Financial Analyst at Heidrick & Struggles involved working closely with the CFO to create management reports and provide ad-hoc financial analysis. Christopher began a career in finance as a Home Mortgage Consultant at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage from February 2003 to September 2006. Christopher holds an MBA in Finance from Schulich School of Business at York University and a BS in General Management and Technology from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.