Chris Mac Gregor 🌱🌳 🇺🇦
About Chris Mac Gregor 🌱🌳 🇺🇦
Chris Mac Gregor serves as the Chair and Co-Founder of Cordial World, where he focuses on connecting emerging technologies to address global challenges. He has a distinguished military background, including recognition for gallantry and leadership roles in the British Army.
Work at Cordial World Foundation
Chris Mac Gregor has served as Chair and Co-Founder of Cordial World since 2021. In this role, he focuses on leveraging emerging technologies to tackle complex global challenges. His leadership aims to create equitable data management through the establishment of 'Data Trusts'.
Education and Expertise
Chris Mac Gregor has an extensive educational background. He studied at the University of Huddersfield, where he earned a qualification in Strategic Communications Leadership from 2019 to 2021. He also holds a Master of Defence Administration from Cranfield School of Management, achieved in 2005. His academic journey includes an MA in International Relations & Strategy from the University of Reading and a focus on Organisational Leadership at the University of Birmingham.
Background
Chris Mac Gregor has a distinguished military career. He served as Executive Officer to the US Commanding General of the Combined Joint Force Land Component in Baghdad, where he earned the Bronze Star. He also commanded the UK's only Armoured Resilience regiment and was responsible for enhancing the British Army's internal communications and NATO partnerships as Colonel of Army Communications.
Achievements
Chris Mac Gregor has been recognized for his bravery, having been mentioned in dispatches for gallantry. He authored two children's books published by Penguin, aimed at supporting families with parents working away from home. His work in Kabul involved collaborating with the Afghan Government to implement strategies for transitioning to Afghan security primacy.
Professional Experience
Prior to his current role, Chris Mac Gregor worked at the British Army in various capacities, including as Colonel of Army Communications from 2018 to 2020 and as Optimising Manpower Productivity in the Strategy Directorate from 2015 to 2017. He also served as a Visiting Lecturer at HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht in 2020.