Chris Neary serves as Senior Vice President, Policy, Research, and Advocacy for Cinnaire. In this position, Chris is responsible for the development, management and execution of Cinnaire’s public policy agenda, ensuring that policymakers understand the value of programs and policies that drive Cinnaire’s work and the communities we serve. Chris also oversees Cinnaire’s engagement at the state and local level.
Before joining Cinnaire, Chris spent nearly a decade in the U.S. Senate, serving as a senior legislative staff member for U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). As Senator Shaheen’s Economic Policy Adviser, Chris crafted and advanced her legislative and policy agenda on small business, banking, tax, trade, housing, and other issues. In addition, as Policy Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Chris led the Committee’s legislative work affecting small businesses and the U.S. Small Business Administration’s programs.
Chris received his Bachelor of Arts, Policy Studies and Political Science, from Dickinson College.
