Chris has expertise in designing an institution-wide approach to empower Advancement professionals to succeed. By engineering innovative infrastructure, technology and guiding culture that underpins creating change, he helps to achieve superior value in the philanthropic supporter experience. Chris values an open and simplistic approach to operations, and believes the skills that create successful operations are to have a problem solver mind-set and design & deliver filtered-efficient-purposeful real time information with colleagues in a fast-paced environment. This ultimately builds confidence in, and advances, the strategic direction of travel.

Chris has worked in Higher Education Advancement spanning arts and culture, American liberal arts and UK research & teaching university experience. As the former Head of Advancement Operations and Campaigns, one of his memorable achievements was to work alongside visionary campaign & marketing professionals to provide a meaningful, evidence-based and comprehensive philanthropic campaign showcasing the 200 years of the Royal Academy of Music. 

In 2022, Chris joins Blackbaud. Chris is still an engaged volunteer, having participated as a CASE Conference Development Planning Committee Member for multiple years, and has written a number of white papers with CASE.  He currently works with our Blackbaud Higher Education customers across Europe as well as our enterprise charities, where he can bring his passion for modernising charitable giving skills; as well as supports the Graduate Trainee Programme by delivering engaging sessions such as The Power of Storytelling, and a data workshop where he discussed best practice to manage cultural changes within the sector.