log aland ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁O lav ' s ▁Medal ▁Category : Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁V asa <0x0A> </s> ▁Christopher ▁" Chr is " ▁R . ▁Hans en ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁h edge ▁fund ▁manager . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁founded ▁V ali ant ▁Capital ▁Management , ▁a ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁California - based ▁global ▁long / short ▁equ ity ▁h edge ▁fund ▁that ▁had ▁$ 2 . 7 ▁billion ▁in ▁assets ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Hans en ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington , ▁after ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁there ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁six ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Career ▁Hans en ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁anal yst ▁and ▁a ▁partner ▁at ▁Mont gom ery ▁Sec ur ities ▁and ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Capital ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁He ▁was ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁at ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁for ▁ 7 ▁years , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁Blue ▁R idge , ▁Hans en ▁founded ▁V ali ant ▁Capital , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁currently ▁president ▁and ▁port folio ▁manager . ▁He ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁seven ▁junior ▁partners . ▁ ▁Basketball ▁interest ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁a ▁group ▁led ▁by ▁Hans en ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Kings ▁and ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁Seattle . ▁But ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1