Chris Belasco is Senior Manager of Digital Services and Chief Data Officer for the City of Pittsburgh in the Department of Innovation and Performance, where he manages analytic, data engineering, database administration, and data governance efforts to improve City operations. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh. Previously he served as managing director for a unit at the University of Pittsburgh that evaluated democracy and governance programs and conducted evaluation training activities for the United States Agency for International Development.

Chris received his PhD in Public and International Affairs, Master of Public and International Affairs, BS in Information Science, and BA in Sociology from the University of Pittsburgh. During his spare time, he likes to cook, travel, cycle, and visit museums with his wife and two daughters. A 20-year resident of Bloomfield, he can often be found working to restore his old house.