Chris is the Chief Executive Officer of Helios Partners, Inc., a global sports marketing firm with offices in Atlanta, London, Beijing and Moscow.  Helios specializes in the representation of cities bidding for sport events, corporate sponsorship consultation, sport property consultation and sport property brand assessment.

Chris is the former President and CEO of Meridian Management, the marketing representative of the International Olympic Committee and the exclusive manager of the IOC’s worldwide sponsorship program. Meridian was responsible for the sale, negotiation, servicing and support of IOC sponsors and for creating and implementing the IOC’s strategic marketing plan.

Prior to forming Meridian in 1996, Mr. Welton was Vice President of Market Development for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. In that role, Chris was responsible for developing the corporate sponsorship and partnership that made significant investments in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was also responsible for the development and management of the support structure for those investors, including sponsor services and sponsor protection.

Before ACOG, Chris was an attorney with the Atlanta firm of King & Spalding. He is a graduate of the University Of Georgia School Of Law and a finance graduate of the University of Georgia.