Chris joined the College of Engineering at the Ohio State University as Chief Advancement and Economic Development Officer in January 2017. In this role he oversees all activities relating to development, alumni relations, and communications for the College.

Previously he was Director of Advancement at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) from July 2014 through December 2016. During his tenure at LSE the School set significant new fundraising records in total philanthropic giving for two years in a row, including receipt of the two largest gifts in its history, the largest gift ever received from an alumnus, and consecutive new records for giving to the LSE Annual Fund. Chris came to LSE from the University of Southern California (USC) where he served as Associate Senior Vice President for Major and Planned Gifts from 2011-2014. Prior to USC, he worked at Stanford University for a total of 17 years, serving as Director of Planned Giving from 2003 to 2011 and as Associate Director from 1992 to 1998. Chris also spent five years at Caltech (1998-2003) as Director of Gift Planning. He got his start in higher education as Associate Director for undergraduate admission at Stanford (1989-92).