Colonel ret. Christopher Bourne 

Colonel Christopher Bourne, US Marine Corps (Ret.) served as an infantry officer during a 28-year active-duty career that included command at every level, numerous overseas deployments and combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. In his final assignment, he served as Chief Training Officer and Chief Technology Officer at a major command, responsible for advanced training, wargaming and simulations, and the experimentation and fielding process for new equipment, tactics, and operational procedures. Upon leaving active duty, Chris helped launch a Washington, DC based consulting practice providing business development and federal marketing services.  He served as National Director of Policy on the presidential campaign of Dr. Ben Carson and joined the Department of Housing and Urban Development as a Senior Policy Advisor to Secretary Carson in June 2017. He subsequently conceived and formed the Office of Innovation, becoming the Department’s first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Innovation. Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Boston University, a master’s degree in Military Studies from the Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and a master’s degree in National Security Strategy from the National War College in Washington, DC.