Cyn ei rolau ym maes chwaraeon, roedd Chris yn gweithio fel rheolwr asedau yn Llundain am 24 o flynyddoedd, gan arbenigo mewn marchnadoedd byd-eang. Roedd yn Gyfarwyddwyr ar gyfer Rothschild. Hefyd roedd yn rhwyfo dros Gymru am wyth mlynedd, gan gynnwys yng Ngemau'r Gymanwlad 1986. Mae ganddo radd o Brifysgol Rhydychen ac MBA o Ysgol Fusnes Warwick. Ar hyn o bryd mae e ym mlwyddyn olaf ei radd mewn cynaliadwyedd digwyddiadau aml-chwaraeon.
Before his roles with sport, Chris worked in asset management in London for 24 years, specialising in global markets, and was a director of Rothschild. He also competed for Wales in rowing for eight years, including at the Commonwealth Games in 1986. He has a degree from Oxford University, an MBA from Warwick Business School and currently in the last year of his PhD on the sustainability of Multi-Sport events.