Christian Watson

Director, Private Credit

Christian is a credit professional with a decade of experience advising middle-market companies on debt financing, treasury management, and corporate finance. He focuses on private credit, advising companies and sponsors through inflection points with various credit solutions.

Prior to CCM, Christian was a Founder and Co-Head of Catalyst Strategic Credit Group, where he focused on private credit origination and debt advisory for lower and middle-market companies. Prior to Catalyst, Christian was at PNC Financial Services Group, where he covered Emerging Technology and Venture Banking, advising companies on liquidity, treasury management, working capital, and financing solutions.

Christian holds an undergraduate degree in Applied Economics from The Ohio State University and a certificate from PNC’s Strategy & Innovation Program at Carnegie Mellon University. Christian lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife.