Prior to the COO role, Christian served as Director of Alumni Services for Pi Kappa Phi, and as a member of the hotel operations team for Harrah’s Entertainment.

He is also an entrepreneur, holding investments in residential real estate and owning an independent consulting operation that helps non-profits through a variety of complex challenges, including human capital and change management, board/staff alignment and campaign readiness. 

Christian holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Carolina-Darla Moore School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Management from the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business at Elon University in North Carolina. Over the course of his career, he has served on more than a dozen non-profit boards, including current service as board chair for the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors Foundation and member of the Governing Council of the North American Interfraternity Conference. He has also given more than a decade of volunteer service at multiple levels with his Alma Mater, including current service as co-chair of the Elon LEADS Campaign, a $250 million comprehensive campaign. 

Christian spent most of his childhood in rural western North Carolina where he was raised by his grandparents. In his spare time he enjoys time with friends, traveling, cheering on a number of collegiate and professional sports teams, reading (especially biographies and works of history), staying active in his community, playing with his labrador, Lumen, and studying political science.