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Episode 56: Catching up with Chris Shorter, Austin Assistant City Manager
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Oct 9, 2019
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Welcome The BG Podcast! Conversations at the intersection of business, community, and public policy, from the Austin metro and around Texas.
Today we speak with Chris Shorter, Austin Assistant City Manger. He and Bingham Group CEO A.J. discuss his past eight months on the job and the work ahead going into 2020.
ABOUT CHRIS SHORTER
Selected for the position in February 2019, Chris most recently served in leadership roles for the District of Columbia (DC) Government for the past 10 years. These included the district’s Director of Public Works; COO for the Department of Health, and as COO and Chief of Staff for the district’s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.
In Austin Chris serves on the leadership team of City Manager Spencer Cronk, directing city departments covering Health & Environment; Culture & Lifelong Learning. These are: Parks and Recreation, Austin Public Health, Austin Resource and Recovery, Animal Services, and the Austin Public Library.
Connect with Chris on LinkedIn here.
Click here to learn more about Chris and the City’s executive leadership.
This episode was originally recorded on October 7, 2019.
ABOUT OUR SPONSOR
Thanks to our podcast sponsor Regions Financial Corporation!
Regions is a member of the S&P 500 Index and one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services.
Through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, it operates approximately 1,500 banking offices and 2,000 ATMs across the South, Midwest and Texas (including 10 branches in the Austin metro).
The BG Podcast is produced by BG Media Group, LLC (2019)
Today we speak with Chris Shorter, Austin Assistant City Manger. He and Bingham Group CEO A.J. discuss his past eight months on the job and the work ahead going into 2020.
ABOUT CHRIS SHORTER
Selected for the position in February 2019, Chris most recently served in leadership roles for the District of Columbia (DC) Government for the past 10 years. These included the district’s Director of Public Works; COO for the Department of Health, and as COO and Chief of Staff for the district’s Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services.
In Austin Chris serves on the leadership team of City Manager Spencer Cronk, directing city departments covering Health & Environment; Culture & Lifelong Learning. These are: Parks and Recreation, Austin Public Health, Austin Resource and Recovery, Animal Services, and the Austin Public Library.
Connect with Chris on LinkedIn here.
Click here to learn more about Chris and the City’s executive leadership.
This episode was originally recorded on October 7, 2019.
ABOUT OUR SPONSOR
Thanks to our podcast sponsor Regions Financial Corporation!
Regions is a member of the S&P 500 Index and one of the nation’s largest full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth management, and mortgage products and services.
Through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, it operates approximately 1,500 banking offices and 2,000 ATMs across the South, Midwest and Texas (including 10 branches in the Austin metro).
The BG Podcast is produced by BG Media Group, LLC (2019)
Released:
Oct 9, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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