Chris Gates

Chris Gates is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Philanthropy Bridging Divides initiative, a trans-partisan effort to explore how philanthropy can help bridge divides in America. He also works with a variety of philanthropic and non-profit organizations on the issues of philanthropic practice, democracy reform and civic engagement. Gates previously lead three national organizations. He served as President of the Sunlight Foundation, the first Executive Director of PACE, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement, and as President of the National Civic League (NCL), America’s oldest good government organization. Gates serves on the boards of Public Agenda, a public opinion research and public engagement organization, and Open Secrets. He serves as a member of the board of advisors of the National Conference on Citizenship and the National Civic League, and is the co-founder of the Intermountain West Funders Network.