Yale

Chris Getman has served his alma mater in the New Haven community in a variety of capacities.  He returned to the Elm City six years after graduation to serve as Assistant Director of the Alumni Fund and Assistant Coach for the freshman football and varsity baseball teams.  Since then, he has been a President of the Yale Baseball Association, an Alumni Chair of the Blue Leadership Ball, and a recipient of the Yale Medal.  However, his most prominent role may be as the keeper of handsome Dan, Yale’s beloved mascot for 25 years. 

In 1971, Getman joined White Weld & Co., which eventually merged with Merrill Lynch.  At Merrill Lynch, he served as a first vice president and was elected to the initial Circle of Excellence.  After 30 years as a financial advisor, he became the President of Soundview Capital Management Corporation, based in New Haven.

Getman has been very active in the New Haven community serving as president of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, the Mory’s Association and the Alexis de Tocqueville division of the United Way of Greater New Haven.  For his incredible service, he was awarded the Elm Award from the mayor and president of Yale, the Mory’s Cup, and the Alexis de Tocqueville Society’s “Touch a Life” Award.