Biographical Summary

Chris Dill - Chief Information Officer
Portland Trail Blazers
Winner, CIO of the Year (Northwest CIO Summit)

Chris Dill is in his 18th year with the Trail Blazers. Dill worked for five years with Tektronix before coming to the organization in 1989 as Computer Support Specialist / Telecommunications Manager.

Dill has served as the lead for the information technology team for the past seven years and is currently the Vice President and Chief Information Officer.

Since coming to the organization, he has pushed the agenda for developing and implementing the IT strategy throughout Paul Allen’s family of companies in the Portland area. Under Dill’s leadership, the IT team is responsible for technical support for the Trail Blazers and the Rose Quarter. Dill’s knowledge of the high technology industry has been instrumental in make the Trail Blazers one of the recognized leaders for implementing information technology in business processes, ticketing, and Internet commerce.