Chris Osgood serves as the Director of the Office of Climate Resilience and Mayor Michelle Wu’s Senior Advisor for Infrastructure.

The Office of Climate Resilience leads the City’s all-of-government response to the challenges of coastal flooding, stormwater flooding and heat. Located within the Environment, Energy, and Open Space Cabinet, this Office partners with City Departments to set resilience priorities, to track and communicate progress, and to lead critical projects that make Boston’s neighborhood even more resilient.  

In addition to overseeing this critical work, Chris also works with a range of Cabinets to manage a targeted set of long-term infrastructure projects.

Chris first joined the City of Boston team in 2006 and has served in a range of roles. Those include Mayoral Advisor, co-founder and co-chair of the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, Chief of Streets, and Chief of Staff. Across all of these roles, Chris has focused on collaborating with colleagues and constituents to deliver tangible benefits to the public.

A resident of Jamaica Plain, Chris is an alum of City Year, Haverford College, and the Harvard Business School.