Chris Lane

Chris Lane is CEO of Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES), a 57-year-old nonprofit environmental organization. At ACES since 2012, Lane has led a staff of 65 employees at three regional sites who work with partner organizations, schools, government agencies, and other key decisionmakers to tackle regional environmental issues around ecological literacy, forest health, regenerative agriculture, land restoration and climate change to advance conservation and education outcomes.

Lane has 35 years of executive environmental management and corporate sustainability experience across varying sectors. Prior to ACES, Lane was vice president of sustainability for Xanterra Travel Collection, the country’s largest national park and resort management company, where he pioneered the development of environmental management systems in national parks and resorts around the country.

Lane also served as director of environmental affairs at Aspen One, the first such position in the industry. He has consulted with large corporations throughout his career. He has served as an elected official in his local community and on the Colorado Governor’s Pollution Prevention Board. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental engineering and is a LEED Accredited Professional and a Certified Environmental Systems Manager. He lives in Basalt with his wife and two kids.

Lane is an avid outdoorsman and ski mountaineer, as well as a life-long birder, always seeking a new bird to add to his life list.