Chris Martinez

Chief Operating Officer, Housing Forward

Chris Martinez is Chief Operating Officer at Housing Forward, a 30-year old nonprofit determined to end homelessness one individual at a time, In his current role, Chris enables Housing Forward to pursue its mission more effectively by creating conditions for great programs to flourish and by supporting organizational transformation and growth. Overseeing the strategy and day-to-day business operation functions and the Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Team, Chris cultivates conditions for effective programming and a healthy organizational infrastructure.

With more than 25 years of corporate operations, technology, and program management expertise, Chris was most recently managing director at Oakbrook Solutions (now F2 Strategy), where he aligned people, platforms, and processes to support growth and change, and led the management consulting practice for wealth management and family office clients. Prior to consulting, Chris held leadership roles with The PrivateBank, Wilmington Trust, Bingham Legg Advisers, and Webster Management Group.

Chris has a Bachelors degree in computer science from the University of Southern California, a Masters of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, and is a retired Certified Financial Planner™. Dedicated to housing as a human right and advancing his commitment to social justice, Chris is a member of the board of directors and Governance Chair of Habitat for Humanity Chicago and a longtime volunteer for Catholic Charities of Chicago. In addition to volunteerism, Chris keeps active swimming, biking, and running (as a triathlete and guide for blind, visually impaired, and paratriathletes).