I'm a business developer with a large law firm in Dallas called Patton Boggs. I grew up in Potomac, Maryland and attended Walt Whitman [hyperlink]. I graduated from University of Maryland with a degree in Global Leadership from the university's IVSP [hyperlink to http://www.ivsp.umd.edu/] program. After graduating from University of Maryland in 2002, I worked as a faculty advisor with the National Young Leaders Conference [hyperlink to http://cylc.org/nylc/] where, among other things, I facilitated many interactions between high-acheiving high school students and their elected representatives in the US House and Senate. In 2004, I gained my first professional sales experience as a benefits consultant with Capitol Financial Partners in Vienna, Virginia. In 2005, I joined The Hanover Research Council as a director of business development, initially focused on the Mid-Atlantic and later focused on the West Coast. In 2007, Christian joined The Mergermarket Group [hyperlink to www.mergermarket.com] as an account executive focused on selling the company's flagship service, mergermarket, to investment banks, private equity firms, law firms, corporations, and other professional services firms. I now focus on helping my You can connect with me on LinkedIn [hyperlink to www.linkedin.com/in/christianberger] or follow my Google Reader commentary [hyperlink to http://www.google.com/reader/shared/christianfberger]. You can also call me directly at 415-672-9280.