Chris Riley

Head of IT

Chris entered hospitality in 2002, while studying Business Management at Oxford Brookes University. Upon completion of his graduation, he went to work in the luxury ski chalet sector in the Italian Dolomites, before moving on to work for the Orient Express group, on both the British Pullman and the Venice Simplon Orient Express trains.

In 2010 Chris entered the world of private members’ clubs at The Ivy, where he started as a junior waiter rising through the ranks to become floor manager. Then in April 2015 Chris joined The Arts Club team as the Members’ Lounge General Manager and was promoted to Operations Manager in October 2017 and later becoming IT Manager.