Chris Olsen

Chief of Staff at San Diego City Attorney’s Office

San Diego, California, United States

About

Senior nonprofit and government leader with 20 years of experience maximizing team performance in the human services and government sectors.

Experience

  • Office of the City Attorney, City of San Diego (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Chief of Staff
      Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Chief of Policy and Engagement
      Sep 2023 - Dec 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Chief Of Staff at Jewish Family Service of San Diego
    Aug 2020 - Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Agency-wide responsibility for all policy and advocacy work focused on issues that impact JFS’s clients and practice areas, including nutrition, aging in place, immigration, Holocaust survivor care, homelessness and more.

  • Lecturer at San Diego State University
    Aug 2018 - Dec 2022 · 4 yrs 5 mos

    Lecturer at the SDSU School of Public Affairs. Teaching Nonprofits and Government, with past work in Fiscal and Budgetary Policy.

  • Fiscal and Policy Analyst, Office of the Independent Budget Analyst at City of San Diego
    Oct 2013 - Aug 2019 · 5 yrs 11 mos

    The mission of the Office of the Independent Budget Analyst (IBA) is to provide clear, objective, and unbiased analysis and advice to the City Council and the public regarding all legislative items bearing financial and policy impacts to the City of San Diego. The Fiscal and Policy Analyst is a principal-level analyst position within the Office of the IBA.

  • Mayoral Fellow, Office of Mayor Anthony Foxx at City of Charlotte
    Nov 2012 - Jul 2013 · 9 mos

    Wrote policy memoranda for Mayor and department staff on City budget, capital investment plan, economic development, transportation, and energy. Developed business case for energy policy working group with municipal officials and private sector executives across two-state regional energy cluster. Represented Office of the Mayor as lead staff member on City’s energy strategy and New Energy Capital initiatives. Restructured and managed City's Mayoral Intern Program, including strategic planning, recruitment, selection, supervision, and performance measurement.