
Chris Hanback
Chris Hanback is a partner with The Ventis Group. At the firm, Chris is responsible for business operations and investor management. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1997 with a BS in Corporate Finance and spent 22 years in commercial banking and private industry. He is deeply rooted in the community and is the Immediate Past Chairman of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees, Secretary of The Huntsville Downtown Redevelopment Authority and currently serves as Chair of the BizPac board.
Chris delivers a wide network of relationships as well as years of experience in the areas of finance and operations. When not working, he and his wife Katherine can likely be found traveling somewhere warm or listening to live music in a small venue.

Rob Heard
Rob Heard serves as lead manager of fund assets and directs portfolio investments for The Ventis Group.
Rob holds a Masters of Public Accountancy from Mississippi State University and a CPA. He spent the last 19 years as a commercial banker, CFO and real estate fund manager. Rob currently serves on the board of Downtown Huntsville Inc.
In addition to his passion for real estate, Rob enjoys traveling, eating and playing golf with his family. He’s been married to his wife, Laurie, for 25 years and has two daughters.