Chris Ferguson

Christopher (Chris) Ferguson serves as Executive Vice Chancellor of Finance and Strategic Initiatives at the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. He oversees the Finance and Facilities Planning Division, the Government Relations Division and will support strategic technological initiatives. Additionally, he’ll advise and assist the chancellor on related fiscal and policy matters, and oversee federal and state funds, including funds for student housing and emergency grants, among other duties. Prior to the Chancellor’s Office, Ferguson served as the program budget manager for all education systems at the California Department of Finance. He has more than 16 years of experience working with program budgets and has been responsible for budgetary expenditures of more than $100 billion in K-12 and higher education funding. He was a primary developer of the Student Centered Funding Formula, and also played an important role in the development and implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula, the Strong Workforce Program, higher education budgetary proposals and compacts with the University of California and California State University. He has an expert level of understanding roles and responsibilities within the California state government with respect to budgeting and policy development. Ferguson earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Riverside and a master’s degree from Wichita State University.