As a design researcher at CivicMakers, Chris (he/him) loves solving problems, is energized by ambiguity, and is driven to help design products and systems that empower.

He believes people, including and especially those who have a limited voice in society, should have more opportunities to shape their lives and what surrounds them.

Chris brings experience working with non-profit organizations, government agencies, and businesses in both urban and rural contexts – working alongside mayors, farmers, artists, engineers, social workers, cowboys, and others to help co-create products and services. A native of the Bay Area, he was also a long time resident of Green River, Utah, a small rural town surrounded by desert and sky, where he co-led a design-driven non-profit organization called Epicenter.

Originally from Daly City, Chris now lives in San Francisco’s Inner Richmond. There, he enjoys eating fancy croissants, park walks in the fog, and rediscovering The City after a long absence.