Christopher P. Liddell

Christopher (Chris) P. Liddell has a career spanning the public, private and philanthropic sectors.

In the public sector, he served all four years as an Assistant to the President in the first Trump administration. He held positions as White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Director of the American Technology Council.

He has been involved in four presidential transition cycles. He has written two books on the topic, including “Year Zero,” a book that outlines a strategic approach to planning and building a significantly more effective White House. He served as executive director of transition planning for the Romney presidential campaign and co-authored “The Romney Readiness Project,” a comprehensive presidential transition guide. 

In the private sector, he has thirty years of corporate experience. He served as Chief Financial Officer at both Microsoft and International Paper, overseeing their global finance operations. He was also Vice Chairman and CFO at General Motors, where he oversaw the company’s historic $23 billion public offering in 2010.

In the philanthropic sector, he served as Chairman of New Zealand’s largest environmental foundation and has also sat on several boards, including the New Zealand Rugby Union. In the 2016 New Year Honors, he was awarded a CNZM for services to the country.

Chris is a dual citizen of the United States and New Zealand. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering with honors from the University of Auckland and a Master of Philosophy from the University of Oxford.