Christopher Lewis

General Counsel, Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.

Edward Jones Principal Chris Lewis is general counsel, responsible for leading all associates who provide legal support to the firm and for Compliance and Government Relations.

He serves on the Edward Jones Executive Committee, which helps define the future of Edward Jones with the vision of improving the lives of clients, their families and their communities.

Chris joined Edward Jones in 2007 as a principal and deputy general counsel in the Legal division. He was named general counsel in 2015. A graduate of Columbia University School of Law as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Chris is a member of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) General Counsel Committee.

Chris serves as board chair of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri. He is a member of the Board of Directors for St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Missouri Botanical Garden and is a member of the Board of Trustees at Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y.