Christopher Shaffner
Global Operations & Revenue Leader | Infrastructure Finance | Impact Investments | Aspen Institute Finance Fellow
- Role
- Aspen Institute Finance Fellow at The Aspen Institute
- Location
- Denver, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christopher Shaffner
I am a senior enterprise operating executive with deep experience leading regulated, capital intensive, and mission critical institutions across financial services, utilities, infrastructure finance, housing, and public private platforms. I have held full operating and P/L accountability for multi-billion-dollar portfolios, complex stakeholder environments, and large, geographically distributed organizations.I bring a rare combination of operating rigor, strategic finance, governance fluency, and public purpose leadership. I have extensive experience interfacing with boards, regulators, policymakers, investors, and community stakeholders, and I am known for leading through complexity, transformation, and institutional change.Specialties: Strategy & Operations; Private Equity Investments; Corporate Development; Change Management; Relationship Management; Boards and Governance; Analytical Skills; Communication Skills; Media Management; Public Speaking; Government; Building, Motivating and Leading high-performance Teams & Businesses
Experience
Aspen Institute Finance Fellow
Jul 2025 — Present
Education
Valparaiso University School of Law
Doctor of Law (JD)
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Executive Education, Social Innovation
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Language and Literature/Letters
University of Colorado
Master of Fine Arts - MFA
Skills
- Program Management
- Community Development
- Real Estate
- Strategic Planning
- Change Management
- Nonprofits
- Budgets
- Community Outreach
- Affordable Housing
- Policy
- Due Diligence
- Grant Writing
- Contract Management
- Program Development
- Research
- Staff Development
- Public Speaking
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Business Operations
- Business Strategy
- Project Management
- Property Management
- Investment Properties
- Financial Analysis
- Commercial Real Estate
- Contract Negotiation
- Investments
- Real Estate Development
- Governmental Affairs
- Strategic Consulting
- Communication Skills
- Creative Problem Solving
- Asset Management
- Management
- Consulting
- Finance
- Public Policy
- Budgeting
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