Chris Spartz is a Director at Armanino, specializing in contract compliance, royalty audits, and risk advisory services. He works with organizations to navigate complex contractual relationships, evaluate financial and operational processes, and identify opportunities to strengthen compliance and recover value.

Chris has extensive experience working with media and entertainment companies on royalty, licensing, rights management, and other contract-driven issues. He holds a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School, a background that informs his approach to the intersection of contracts, finance, technology, and risk.

His current focus includes how artificial intelligence is changing the way organizations manage contracts, content, rights, attribution, and compensation. Chris brings a practical business and risk perspective to these emerging issues, helping leaders consider not only what AI can do, but the governance, controls, and processes needed to use it responsibly.