Speakers

Chris Reilly recently joined Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo's team as the State Infrastructure Coordinator.  Chris is focused on supporting infrastructure and economic development needs throughout the state.  Prior to his role at the Governor's office, Chris held a number of roles leading regional policy, recruiting, and workforce development for Tesla, and was based out of Tesla's Gigafactory Nevada for 7+ years.  Chris has launched programs for high school graduates to start full-time careers at Tesla, for college and university students in the state to get hands-on work experience as Technicians at Gigafactory 1, and for Nevadans to learn advanced manufacturing fundamentals through partnerships with schools and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Prior to Tesla, Chris worked at Apple for 8 years in San Francisco, Shanghai, and London in roles across Product Merchandising, Program Management, and Finance.