With extensive experience from over 29 years in law enforcement, Chris is part of the Mountain View Police Department executive team and currently serves as a Deputy Police Chief, managing day to day operations and leading efforts in leadership development, succession planning, and maintaining MVPD’s role as a progressive law enforcement organization in the 21st century. His tenure in the department has given him considerable experience in investigations, tactical operations, technology and crisis management.
 
Chris is passionate about helping government and communities connect and engage with each other. He is a digital media influencer, conference speaker, and innovator on the topic of government social media, crisis communications, community engagement, and digital strategy.  In April 2017 Government Technology Magazine honored him as a "Top 25 Doer, Dreamer, and Driver" and Government Social Media awarded him the" 2017 GSMCON Top Social Media Advocate in Government." In the latter half of 2017 Chris was included in ELGL's 2017 Top 10 List of Government Influencers. 
 
Chris has been serving the Mountain View community for over 24 years and has held a variety of assignments within MVPD. These include detective assignments in Property Crimes, Person Crimes, and High Tech Crimes as well as 13 years on the department SWAT team as an assault member, rappel master, sniper, and tactical commander. He is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Senior Executives in State and Local Government program and has a master’s degree in eBusiness Management from Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont,  CA. Chris volunteers his time on multiple boards, including his role as president on the Government Social Media Organization, board member for the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center, and is in his second term as a commissioner for the City of San Mateo Community Relations Commission. You can follow him on Twitter: @chMtnViewPD or connect on LinkedIn.