Chris Turnbull

Chris Turnbull, MSc, APR, CBCP has a diverse work experience in corporate communications, crisis management, and business continuity. Chris has held various roles at different organizations, including Carilion Clinic, Crisis Partners, CT Squared Realty, LLC, Roanoke College, Neathawk Dubuque & Packett, tba: the becher agency, World Bank, TABB Group, University of Maryland Global Campus, and Robbins-Gioia, LLC.

At Carilion Clinic, Chris served as the Senior Director of Corporate Communications and oversaw public relations, internal communications, media relations, reputation management, crisis communications, strategic partnership relations, executive communications, and corporate publications. Chris also supported government relations.

Prior to their role at Carilion Clinic, Chris founded and worked as the Principal at Crisis Partners, where they consulted with global clients to develop and conduct crisis management and business continuity training programs.

Chris also co-founded CT Squared Realty, LLC and served as an Adjunct Professor at Roanoke College.

At Neathawk Dubuque & Packett, Chris held the position of Director of Strategic Communications & Crisis Management. In this role, they provided strategic marketing, business, and crisis management advice to executives in the public and private sector.

Additionally, Chris worked at the World Bank as a Sr. Business Continuity Officer, where they were responsible for developing and implementing the World Bank Group's business continuity management program. Chris also served as an Analyst in Crisis & Continuity at TABB Group.

Chris has also taught graduate courses in marketing as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Overall, Chris Turnbull's work experience demonstrates their expertise in corporate communications, crisis management, strategic partnerships, and business continuity.

Chris Turnbull has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English from Roanoke College, completed from 1996 to 2000. From 2003 to 2005, Chris furthered their education with a Master of Science (MS) degree in Management, Public Relations from the University of Maryland Global Campus. Additionally, Chris holds an Accreditation in Public Relations (PR) from the Universal Accreditation Board (UAB), obtained in 2022, and a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) certification from DRI International (Disaster Recovery Institute), obtained in 2008.