Chris is a senior public affairs leader with more than 15 years of experience in government relations, stakeholder engagement, corporate communications, and media relations. He has run a stakeholder engagement program for a large national industry association and spent more than a decade on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. He has a Bachelor of Science from McGill University. In his spare time, Chris enjoys cooking, hiking, camping, and photography. In 2012, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II, Diamond Jubilee Medal, in recognition of his service to Canada.