Chris Rivers leads SIP’s postsecondary education work, partnering with college presidents, policymakers, and state agencies to build education and workforce systems that create real economic mobility for Connecticut students. Working closely with CSCU, CT State, and the CT Pathways Commission, he brings both the strategic vision and ground-level relationships needed to drive systemic change. He brings a multidisciplinary background as an Army officer, engineer, foreign policy advisor, and management consultant. Chris led large-scale transformations in both government and private sectors at Deloitte and Infosys. Chris is a West Point graduate who served in Afghanistan and Iraq and holds dual master’s degrees in Public Policy and Foreign Service from Georgetown. He is the author of You Shouldn’t Have to Kill to Get Ahead: Reimagining Wealth, Power, and Belonging in America. He serves on the Colchester Board of Education.
