Christian Gardner is Chairman and CEO of Gardner Group, a portfolio of companies and investments, including Gardner, a full-service real estate development firm that specializes in the development and management of office, retail, industrial, multifamily, and medical properties, and rPlus Energies, focused on building robust utility scale renewable energy infrastructure. Christian received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and a master’s degree in real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is dedicated to many community and charitable causes, including serving as Chair of the University of Utah Board of Trustees and the Climate and Clean Air Compact Executive Committee. He serves on the board of directors of the UtahSports Commission and the Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCU).