Christopher W. Collins is a co-founder and Managing Director of First Atlantic LLC, a real estate investment company located in Boston that focuses on the acquisition, ownership and development of multifamily housing communities throughout the United States. He has over 40 years of success in building and growing businesses and value propositions in corporate, entrepreneurial and regulated settings. Chris engaged in an exclusive joint venture and investment platform with Iron Point Partners, LLC, which is part of the Robert Bass family of investment funds with over $22 billion in equity capital. He was also the Managing Partner and key Principal of a national investment firm that controlled more than $8 billion in real estate assets, which included 2,100 affordable multifamily properties located in 48 states.
Chris is a partner and Chair of the Advisory Board for Tangram Group, a national owner, developer and investor in affordable multifamily housing.
Chris is Board Chair of Enterprise Community Partners, one of the nation’s largest affordable housing and community development organizations, and also serves on the Enterprise Community Development Board. Since 1982, Enterprise has invested $80.9 billion and created 1 million homes across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Chris is also on the board of Family Reach – providing financial support for families facing cancer – and serves on the SHIELD Working Group, established by Governor Healey and Lt. Governor Driscoll to be the Strategic Hub for Innovation, Exchange, and Leadership in Defense for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Additionally, he serves as an Advisor for Eastern Bank and Edward Davis, LLC as well as the Energy Transformation Advisory Board for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Chris is past Chair of the Board of Trustees of New England Baptist Hospital. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors, Corporator or Advisor for Business Executives for National Security (BENS), The Wonderfund – serving children in the care of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, The BASE – National Urban Youth Training Academy, Boston 2024 Partnership, Inc., Boston Private Bank and Trust Company, The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition, The Institute for Responsible Housing Preservation, Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, National Multifamily Housing Council, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Furman University, Montserrat College of Art, The Governors Academy, Brookwood School, and Belmont Hill School.