Christopher Heinz

Christopher Drake Heinz (born 1973) is an American businessman and investment manager. He is an heir to the billionaire fortune from the family food company Heinz.

Family Chris Heinz is the youngest son of United States Senator Henry John Heinz III (d. 1991) and Teresa Heinz Kerry. He is the great-great-grandson of the industrialist and founder of the H.J. Heinz Co. He has two brothers, H. John Heinz IV (born November 4, 1966) and Andre Heinz. He and his brothers served on the board of The Heinz Endowments chaired by their mother. They have two children.

Career In 2004 when his stepfather John Kerry, was the Democratic nominee for president of the United States, Heinz quit his job working as a venture capitalist to work as a fundraiser and surrogate speaker for Kerry's campaign. Heinz worked on his stepfather's presidential campaign, and spoke at the 2004 Democratic National Convention where he was considered a plausible candidate for a 2006 seat in the U.S. Congress. In 2005, he co-founded Rosemont Capital (named for the family's Fox Chapel property near Pittsburgh) until departing in 2014. 2014, Zlochevsky fled Ukraine amid allegations of unlawful self enrichment and legalization of funds during his tenure in public office.

In 2015, he relocated to Pittsburgh.