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Chris Conrad, Senior Partner

Joseph (Chris) Conrad is one of the founding partners of The Clark Group in Washington, D.C. He currently advises clients on NEPA policy and organization, integrating environmental strategic planning within business processes and performance management. Chris operates out of the Capitol Hill office of TCG and is a managing partner, emeritus.

Prior to The Clark Group, Chris served for twenty-eight years as an officer in the United States Army, including seven years in command of armored cavalry, armor, and infantry units, and ten years of project and program management of studies and analyses. He commanded a heavy brigade from 1982 to1985. His policy-level experience includes four years of experience with the Chief of Staff of the Army, three years as Policy Division Chief on the Joint Staff, and a total of four years in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment.

In the Clark Group, Chris has put his organizational and planning experience to use with clients requiring assistance with NEPA strategy, environmental planning, organizational effectiveness and performance management. He has designed expert systems to aid installation managers with initial NEPA decisions; he has assisted environmental technology clients with obtaining federal pilot projects and EMS system deployments; and, has managed national-level programmatic NEPA analyses.

Chris is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, a national honor fraternity in Business Administration. He also is a member of the National Association of Environmental Professionals and the American Chemical Society.

Chris received his MBA from Tulane University and a BA in Geophysics from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a Fellow in Seminar XXI, MIT; and, has attended the senior executive program at Dartmouth. He completed the MS degree requirements in Environmental Science and Engineering from Virginia Tech.

Chris's Resume