Chris is an award-winning sustainability professional, clean energy enthusiast, and eco-entrepreneur with a passion to advance smart, resilient, and sustainable cities in balance with nature. Since 2014, Chris has worked at the City of Orlando as the Senior Advisor to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Director of Sustainability & Resilience, and 'Future-Ready' steering committee member, developing a comprehensive set of policies, programs, and partnerships that advance the City’s sustainability, climate action, and smart city goals. Chris is best known for his entrepreneurial efforts prior to coming to the City, including Co-founder of IDEAS For Us, Fleet Farming, and Climate First Bank. In December 2018, Chris starred in the National Geographic documentary on climate change called "Paris to Pittsburgh" to share the Orlando journey on climate action to millions of people around the world.