Chris Karkenny joined Apria Healthcare in November 2006 as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and has broad responsibility for the company's financial operations, capital oversight, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, tax and treasury operations.

Prior to joining Apria, Chris served as senior vice president of corporate development and treasury operations for PacifiCare Health Systems, Inc., a Fortune 200 company now owned by United Health Group. Prior to joining PacifiCare in 2003, Chris served as chief executive officer of NetCatalyst, an investment-banking firm, as a partner in Technologz, a business incubator, and as a founder, board member and initial chief financial officer of CardioNow, a healthcare application service provider.

Chris received a Masters of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Richmond.