Chris Morrill is the Executive Director/CEO of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) of the US & Canada, a 22,000+ member professional association that advances excellence in government finance to build thriving communities. He has extensive experience in local government, serving as city manager of the City of Roanoke, VA, and Assistant City Manager and Budget Director for the City of Savannah, GA. Chris also served as Senior Municipal Finance Advisor to the South African National Treasury, assisting in the development of local government finance legislation, budget reforms, and capacity building programs. He was a member of the first group of Peace Corps volunteers to serve in the former Soviet Union where he assisted that City of Lviv, Ukraine with management reforms and housing privatization. Chris is a recipient of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (Roanoke Chapter) Martin Luther King, Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award. He is an International City/County Manager Association Credentialed Manager and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Chris was born and raised in Southbridge, Massachusetts, where he served on the Redevelopment Authority, attended Holy Cross College in Worcester and began his local government career in Lynn, MA. He holds a Masters in Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.