Chris Gattegno joined the Board of Directors of Aurora Community Connection in 2018 and served as Secretary of the Board for 2 years. After the founder’s retirement in 2021, he held the position of interim Executive Director during 2022 before being appointed as the current Executive Director in April 2023.
With several decades of Leadership and Human Resources experience including 15 years at the executive level, he has considerable experience in dealing with complex people issues and in shaping business strategy while attracting and retaining talent. A native of France, Chris earned his MBA at the University of Wisconsin and went on to work for various multinational corporations in increasingly more responsible positions throughout his career. He has worked and lived in all 4 continental US time zones as well as in Asia, Australia and Europe and traveled extensively throughout the world.
As an immigrant, Chris has had first-hand experience in trying to adapt to a new culture and knows the difficulties of overcoming language barriers and prejudice, and of accessing services. He is driven by a strong sense of justice and compassion and believes wholeheartedly in empowering people to help them achieve their life goals.
When he is not working, Chris most enjoys exercising (running, biking, hiking and skiing) and spending time with his two young adult sons.