Chris Vadala
Chief Revenue Officer | Principal
Chris Vadala is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience in business development and relationship building. As a Principal and Chief Revenue Officer at Dunaway, he focuses on advancing the firm’s corporate strategies and driving revenue growth, as he oversees the implementation of companywide marketing and business development initiatives, and the alignment of the firm’s service lines and regional offices, in addition to supporting the geographical growth and market sector expansions for Dunaway.
Q+A
What Core Value resonates with you the most?
Integrity, because if you lose that the others don’t matter, and Respect because how you treat others shows your true colors.
What do you do in your spare time? Do you have any interesting hobbies?
I love to spend time with my family, watch my son play baseball, my daughter play tennis and act, and drinking wine on a cool spring day with my wife.
Where is your favorite place in the world?
Tuscany, Italy - not a Taco Bell in sight! Breckenridge in the summer isn't bad, either.
Do you have a favorite holiday?
Christmas! It’s the birth of Christ and I love the excitement my teenage kids still have, not to mention watching my wife glow when she opens gifts.
What is the most daring thing you've ever done?
Fight a massive fire on an aircraft carrier while out to sea.
What's the best piece of advice you have ever recieved?
Don’t wait to have kids until you can afford them, because you never will.