Chris Chord was born and raised in Northwest Washington, specifically the San Juan Islands, where he currently resides. He grew up surrounded by cousins and aunties. Chris pursued a career in health administration and has spent most of the last decade working for Trinity Health, a large health care system based in Michigan. While he specialized in health insurance reform, he found himself working on the innovation side of the health care system, learning about health care startups. Following that experience, Chris desired an opportunity to work with grassroots nonprofits and local community organizations to truly change health delivery in small communities. His current role on Orcas Island allows him to develop strong relationships with community and to work together to solve complex health-access problems. Outside of his profession, Chris and his partner have two small children who keep them quite busy. When he can, he enjoys traveling, trail running and backcountry snowboarding, seeing new wild places on his own two feet.
