Chris Laturno

Chris LaTurno serves as the President and CEO of Junior Achievement of Dallas, Inc. since May 2024. Prior to this role, Chris held multiple senior leadership positions at the American Heart Association from November 2020 to January 2024, including Region Vice President and Senior Executive Director. Chris also served as Executive Director for the JDRF Fort Worth Chapter and the JDRF Triangle Eastern NC Chapter, focusing on outreach for the Type 1 diabetes community. Chris’s banking experience includes roles at CommunityOne Bank as a Commercial Banker and at Wells Fargo as a Principal Relationship Manager, among others. Chris began the career at AIG as a Relationship Manager and has a degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.