Chris Wahl
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Bodewell Group
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer at Bodewell Group
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Wahl
Chris Wahl is Co-Founder and CEO of Bodewell Group, a national strategic communications and advisory firm serving energy, water, transportation, technology, and other sectors critical to economic growth.Wahl founded the firm in and has led its growth from a San Diego consultancy into one of the largest infrastructure-focused advisory firms on the West Coast. Under his leadership, Bodewell has completed four acquisitions since 2022, expanded into Arizona and Washington state and scaled to more than 140 professionals.He has also made innovation a competitive advantage, spearheading the development of a proprietary AI-enabled business development and stakeholder engagement platform that has doubled the firm’s client base and delivered improved client service.Bodewell has supported more than $100 billion in infrastructure projects nationwide and advises Fortune 500 companies, major developers, and public agencies on complex, high-stakes initiatives.
Experience
Chief Executive Officer
Apr 2017 — Present · San Diego, CA, US
Southwest Strategies Group rebranded to Bodewell Group in February 2026.In his role, Chris develops communications strategies and solutions for clients faced with complex political problems, community opposition, and/or negative media coverage. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, local businesses, government institutions and nonprofit organizations. Responsibilities include managing a team of highly trained and skilled professionals to solve these complex problems.
Education
UCLA
B.A., Political Science
Skills
- Publicity
- Crisis Management
- Coalitions
- Strategic Communications
- Ap Style
- Public Affairs
- Politics
- Spokesperson
- Policy
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Social Media
- News Writing
- Program Management
- Legislation
- Event Planning
- Government
- Nonprofits
- Political Campaigns
- Policy Analysis
- Speech Writing
- Political Communication
- Communication Training
- Grassroots Organizing
- Copywriting
- Journalism
- Newsletters
- Event Management
- Crisis Communications
- Governmental Affairs
- Community Outreach
- Community Development
- Legislative Relations
- Communications Planning
- Press Releases
- Public Relations
- Internal Communications
- Media Relations
- Fundraising
- Reputation Management
- Marketing Communications
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