Chris Neugebauer is an airline pilot/pilot instructor and quality control instructor with United Airlines.  He is also president of Ascendant Investment Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisory firm licensed in the state of Colorado. A 1988 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a Master of Science in Management from Troy State University, Chris served 9 years as a Navy pilot that included deployed operations in support of Desert Shield, and over 4 years as an Instructor and Standardization Pilot. Chris has chaired local school accountability committees, participated in school district budget workgroups, and been a youth sports coach. He and his wife of over 20 years conduct pre-marital counseling at their local church. He is an avid trail runner and snowboarder. A native of Mitchell, South Dakota, Chris, his wife and two daughters have lived in the Littleton, Colorado area for over 10 years..