Chris Heinz is the Managing Partner with Westport One, a leading executive search firm that helps companies identify, qualify and deliver the best Senior Living Leadership talent across the country. With more than 24 years in the recruiting industry, he has become a thought leader and keynote speaker in both recruiting and the senior living industry.

Chris and his team have partnered with senior living organizations to fill hundreds of critical community and corporate leadership positions in Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, CCRC, and Active Adult environments. He brings his unique insight and perspective to talent access/recruitment, culture, and team development which has helped him become an industry champion.

Chris is an avid endurance athlete running more than 200+ races of all distances, from family 5ks to marathons to 70.3 Ironmans. Through this passion, Chris has done well by doing good, raising thousands of dollars for several charities, including running for 24 hours straight and raising more than $20,000 for the3 charities closest to his heart: Dementia Care, Shriner’s Hospital for Children, and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.

Chris has been married for 23 years to his amazing wife, Mollie. They have two incredible children, a high school sophomore and a college freshman. The family is a lover of beagles and Disney!