As managing Director of Got Your 6, Chris has been recognized with awards from the National Conference on Citizenship, Points of Light, and Goodwill Industries. He also serves as a commissioner for the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform, as a Truman National Security Fellow, and as a Presidio Institute Cross Sector Leadership Fellow. Chris served for more than seven years as a US Army officer and Blackhawk helicopter pilot. His military awards include the Bronze Star and the Air Medal. After being severely wounded in combat in Afghanistan, Chris volunteered as an advocate for other wounded veterans, most prominently as the Director of the Fellowship Program for The Mission Continues.