Chris Henderson

Chris Henderson is a retired senior executive with 37 years of military and public service. He recently served as Deputy Commissioner of Operations at the Canadian Coast Guard and previously as Assistant Deputy Minister of Public Affairs at the Department of National Defence. He held various positions at the Canada Border Services Agency and Privy Council Office. Henderson represented Canada internationally and spent over 20 years in the Royal Canadian Navy. Currently, he is contracted with Seaspan Shipyards, focusing on the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact). He is a board member of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute and holds degrees from Carleton University and the Royal Military College.