Christopher Schroeder

MBA (Finance) | U.S. Naval Aviator | Relentlessly Analytical Leader

Houston, Texas, United States

About

I'm a Naval Officer and P-8A Mission Commander pivoting into the business world after completing my MBA at UNC Kenan-Flagler (Finance and Data Analysis concentrations, Beta Gamma Sigma). Over the past decade, I've managed budgets up to $6M, led cross-functional teams of up to 40 people, and coordinated operations across thousands of stakeholders in high-stakes environments. Throughout my journey, the financial side of military operations captured my attention—understanding how capital allocation shapes what organizations can actually accomplish. I’m now looking to bring that combination of financial analysis, operational judgment, and cross-functional leadership to an FP&A, strategy and operations, program management, or enterprise-risk role within the energy, technology, or healthcare sectors.

Experience

  • US Navy (10 yrs 3 mos)
    • Assistant Operations Officer, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
      Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

      Coordinated planning and monitoring efforts across 20 departments to identify, forecast, and report strategic readiness conditions of CVN 70’s materiel and human assets to national fleet headquarters.

    • Tactical Action Officer, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
      Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

      Leader within USS Carl Vinson's Combat Direction Center. Responsible for self-defense of the ship (~$4.5B national asset) and her 5,000-person crew against all hostile threats.

    • Naval Aviator
      Apr 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

      Aircraft Commander and Mission Commander in the P-8A Poseidon aircraft with experience leading worldwide Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance operations, such as intelligence collection, anti-submarine warfare, and coordinated operations with national assets and international allies.

  • Naval Science Instructor at North Carolina State University
    Apr 2022 - Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Visiting faculty in the NCSU Department of Naval Science. Taught Naval Leadership Lab (NS 100), Introduction to Naval Science (NS 110), and Naval Operations (NS 415). Mentored over 40 future Naval leaders as the Active-Duty Advisor to First- and Third-Class Midshipmen (academic Seniors and Sophomores in the NROTC program).