Managing Director, Head of Higher Education
RBC Capital Markets
Christopher Good is Managing Director and Head of Higher Education & Nonprofit Finance within the Global Investment Banking division at the Royal Bank of Canada. With over 15 years of experience, he advises universities, investors, governments, and nonprofit organizations on strategic and financial matters, including infrastructure monetization, M&A, debt capital markets structuring, and public-private partnerships. Christopher holds a master’s degree in public finance from the University of Pennsylvania’s Fels Institute of Government and a doctorate in education finance from Penn’s Graduate School of Education. He teaches at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Service, where his research is focused on financial sustainability in academic institutions. He also serves on the corporate boards of a private NCAA Division I research university and a public benefit corporation dedicated to medical education. Chris is based in New York City.
With federal funding cuts, immigration policy shifts and legal threats from Washington compounding with enrollment dropping, how is the higher education sector navigating these challenges while remaining competitive globally? How are the smaller schools faring, particularly in the Northeast?