Chris Pantoya

Board Director // Operating Executive and Strategic Leader // Expertise in Tech, Media, Sports

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Feb 2019
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Investor and Strategic Advisor - Early Stage Co’s
Feb 2019
Various board memberships
Board Member (NYSE:RHP)
Feb 2019
Rooted in 125 years of Music City history, with iconic entertainment brands, world-renowned destination hotels and new ventures emerging every year, there is no limit to opportunity with us. Come see what it means to make Music City, "Music City,"​ as we continue to celebrate the country lifestyle and superior hospitality in both Nashville and beyond. Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE:RHP) is a REIT for federal income tax purposes, specializing in group-oriented, destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets. The Company’s owned assets include a network of four upscale, meetings-focused resorts totaling 8,114 rooms that are managed by lodging operator Marriott International, Inc. under the Gaylord Hotels brand. Other owned assets managed by Marriott International, Inc. include Gaylord Springs Golf Links, the Wildhorse Saloon, the General Jackson Showboat, The Inn at Opryland, a 303-room overflow hotel adjacent to Gaylord Opryland and AC Hotel Washington, DC at National Harbor, a 192-room overflow hotel near Gaylord National. The Company also owns and operates media and entertainment assets, including the Grand Ole Opry, the legendary weekly showcase of country music’s finest performers for over 90 years; the Ryman Auditorium, the storied former home of the Grand Ole Opry located in downtown Nashville; 650 AM WSM, the Opry’s radio home; and Ole Red, a country lifestyle and entertainment brand.
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2025
Partner and Chief Transformation Officer
Oct 2025
Astra specializes in growth buyouts in the Communications and Technology Services industries. The team focuses on unique opportunities to execute Transformational Growth Investments in businesses with leverageable assets, positive free cash flow, and enterprise values up to $500 million.
2019
Investor and Strategic Advisor - Early Stage Co’s
Feb 2019
Various board memberships
Board Member (NYSE:RHP)
Feb 2019
Rooted in 125 years of Music City history, with iconic entertainment brands, world-renowned destination hotels and new ventures emerging every year, there is no limit to opportunity with us. Come see what it means to make Music City, "Music City,"​ as we continue to celebrate the country lifestyle and superior hospitality in both Nashville and beyond. Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE:RHP) is a REIT for federal income tax purposes, specializing in group-oriented, destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets. The Company’s owned assets include a network of four upscale, meetings-focused resorts totaling 8,114 rooms that are managed by lodging operator Marriott International, Inc. under the Gaylord Hotels brand. Other owned assets managed by Marriott International, Inc. include Gaylord Springs Golf Links, the Wildhorse Saloon, the General Jackson Showboat, The Inn at Opryland, a 303-room overflow hotel adjacent to Gaylord Opryland and AC Hotel Washington, DC at National Harbor, a 192-room overflow hotel near Gaylord National. The Company also owns and operates media and entertainment assets, including the Grand Ole Opry, the legendary weekly showcase of country music’s finest performers for over 90 years; the Ryman Auditorium, the storied former home of the Grand Ole Opry located in downtown Nashville; 650 AM WSM, the Opry’s radio home; and Ole Red, a country lifestyle and entertainment brand.