Chris Broughton, Executive Director, Bottom Line - Chicago
Chris joins Bottom line as the founding Executive Director for the Chicago office. Previously he served as a member of the Executive Leadership Team for the Cristo Rey Network as the Senior Director of College Initiatives. In this role, Chris launched and directed Cristo Rey's national college completion strategy by leveraging alumni data systems, best practice research, and partnerships with almost 50 universities.
In addition, Chris has significant leadership experience from managing complex, next generation projects to increase college completion rates for low-income, first-generation students through grants from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation. Prior to his role, Chris managed the selection, training, and support of new teachers as the Assistance Director for the ACE Service Through Teaching Program. He began his career as an AmeriCorps Volunteer and Middle School teacher as a participant in the same program. Chris holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and a Master of Education from the University of Notre Dame. He sits on the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center's Data Access Advisory Board. Chris received his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2017.