Chris has worked in the not-for-profit sector for over 20 years with roles at World Vision, Science Alive, Ngai Tahu Tourism and the Graeme Dingle Foundation. He is qualified as a primary school teacher and has an honours degree in Social Sciences from Lincoln University and University of California Santa Cruz.
Chris is a keen trail runner, avid reader and loves getting out hiking and running on Banks Peninsula. He is married and he and his wife Maria have three teenage children, Joseph, Marilla and Elsie.