Christopher Kennedy

Biographie: Christopher Kennedy is a community engager focusing on building the interpersonal and communication skills that forge successful working relationships with clients, consumers, boards, public-private partnerships and community leaders. He is founding partner of Emmaus Projects which helps non-profits monetize their real estate to address a community need and provide a third-revenue stream to support their ongoing mission. Prior to starting his own small business, he was the CEO of Leadership Austin and had a 22-year career at the Lower Colorado River Authority supporting the public utility needs in their 58 county Central Texas service area. He serves on the national board of the Courageous Conversation Foundation. Locally he serves on the advisory councils for Austin Together, the Austin Young Chamber, Young Women’s Alliance of Austin and the Junior League of Austin. He is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and is an avid, some call rabid, Texas Longhorn fan. Christopher resides in downtown Austin.