Cris White was appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Community Development Advisory Council on Jan. 1, 2017. White is the executive director and CEO for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA), a Denver based organization that provides financing for affordable single-family and multifamily housing and small businesses.

In addition to having various positions at CHFA for the past 27 years,  White has served on the Executive Committee of the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, Mayor Hickenlooper’s and Mayor Hancock’s Denver Housing Plan Task Forces, and the Colorado Legislature’s Long-term Fiscal Stability Commission. He recently served as chair of the Board of Directors for Housing Colorado and Mercy Housing’s Regional Board of Advisors. White currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Council of State Housing Agencies.