Chris Engle
Economic and workforce development strategist with 25 years consulting to communities across the US. Avid hiker, cyclist and music-lover who loves to explore cities when traveling.
Chris is Ernst & Young LLP’s Associate National Director of Economic Development Advisory Services. The practice provides industry-leading services to economic and workforce development organizations, chambers of commerce and governments, including strategic planning, competitive assessments, benchmarking, global market insights, workforce studies, organizational plans and funding solutions and custom-designed implementation support.
In his more than 25 years in the field, Chris has served more than 100 local economic and workforce agencies and interviewed thousands of executives from major employers, colleges and universities and local governments. Chris has held leadership positions at other economic development consulting firms after starting his career as research director for a large chamber of commerce.
Chris received a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin after completing two years at Columbia University and studies abroad at ITESM-Monterrey.
